William Assheton Eardley-Wilmot
Sir William Assheton Eardley-Wilmot, 3rd Baronet (16 May 1841, London - 12 April 1896) was a British Army officer, most notable for his time as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General in Ireland from 1879 to 1882. His regiment was the Northumberland Fusiliers.[1]
He was the second child and eldest son of Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 2nd Baronet and succeeded him in the baronetcy on his death in 1892. William was educated at Charterhouse School from 1853 to 1859 and then at Balliol College, Oxford.[2] He married Mary Russell, daughter of David Watts Russell, on 12 December 1876. They had five children, including his successor John and the Royal Navy officer Frederick Neville Eardley-Wilmot.
References[edit]
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). The London Gazette. 24 March 1885. p. 1313. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Parish, William Douglas. List of Carthusians, 1800–1879. Retrieved 26 May 2023 – via Wikisource.