Beatson, Alexander, 1759-1830, army officer and colonial administrator

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1775 cadet, East India Company army; 1776-1778 ensign, Madras infantry; 1778-1782 acting lieutenant of engineers, Masulipatam; 1782-1787 aide-de-camp to the commander-in-chief, Major-General James Stuart; 1787-1793 captain, the guides; 1793 chief engineer to the expeditionary force against Île de France (Mauritius); 1795-1798 returned to England; 1798-1799 aide-de-camp to Richard Wellesley, Lord Mornington; c 1800 returned to England; 1801 colonel; 1808-1813 governor of St Helena; 1813 promoted to major-general, returned to England; c 1814 lieutenant-general.

Epithet: army officer and colonial administrator

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creatorOf Alexander Beatson papers., 1793 British Library
referencedIn OFFICIAL COPIES of Letters from Lt. Col. Will. Kirkpatrick to the Governor-General, chiefly relative to the partition of Tippoo Sultaun's territories, May, June, 1799 ; and of Letters from the Governor General to the Commissioners for the affairs of ..., 1799 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS original letters, addressed to Sir Hudson Lowe, 17 Jan. 1816-24 March, 1829, with a few of his own drafts, chronologically arranged. The writers are: Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, K.C.B., f. 1. A. McKenroe [to Capt. Stanfell], f. 3. ... British Library
creatorOf WILKS PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 79). Correspondence of Col. Wilks as Governor of Helena, including many letters concerning his recall; 1813-1823, n.d. Partly printed, partly drafts and copies. With some papers, partly of later date, relating to the govern..., 1813-1823 British Library
referencedIn DESCRIPTION of Mauritius and Bourbon, by Major Alexander Beatson, 1794;-Account of the Isles of France and Bourbon, by Lt. Benj. Sydenham ;-Papers of P. Stokes relative to the Isle of France, etc. Folio. [13,868.]P-Stokes: Papers relative to the Isl..., 1794 British Library
referencedIn Vol. I (ff. 227).includes:f. 3 Canon Edwin Brook-Jackson, Rector of Streatham: Introduction by: 1919.: Printed. Signed. f. 3 Christian Alexandra Brook-Jackson, wife of Canon Edwin Brook-Jackson: Introduction by: 1919.: Printed. Signed. f. 5 William F... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL correspondence of Gen. Sir Hudson Lowe, official and private, when Quartermaster-General of the British Army in the Netherlands, and in independent commaud at Genoa; Jan. 1814-Dec. 1815. The writers are as follow: Andreis, , Major. French. ... British Library
creatorOf `Geographical Observations on the Peninsula of India, etc', by Capt (later Lt-Gen) Alexander Beatson (1759-1830), Madras Army 1776-1813, compiled while serving in the Corps of Guides and containing measurements, views, sketches and other information ..., 1787-1796 British Library
referencedIn VOL. II. Thomas Carthew, of Woodbridge, co. Suffolk, f. 42. [Robert Dundas, Viscount] Melville [First Lord of the Admiralty], ff. 120, 122. At folio 154 is a copy of the "Observations sur le discours de Lord Bathurst à la Chambre des Pairs, le 18 Mar..., 1817 British Library
referencedIn HAMILTON AND GREVILLE PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 202). Correspondence of R. F. Greville, 20 Jan. 1809-13 June 1815. Included are a few letters to C. F. Greville (ff. 1, 4, 8, 22, 46, 48) and to [Louisa,] Countess of Mansfield (ff. 35, 170, 172). The dispo... British Library
referencedIn Colin Mackenzie papers., 1821 British Library
referencedIn HAMILTON AND GREVILLE PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 294). Correspondence and papers of Sir W. Hamilton, C. F. Greville and R. F. Greville with miscellaneous accompts of the first two, 4 Jan. 1790 -4 Dec. 1808. Several letters from C[harles] I[gnatius] Latrobe... British Library
referencedIn DRAFTS OF LETTERS from Lord Wellesley and the Government Secretaries to various persons, viz. Hugh Cleghorn; Hon. Frederic North, Governor of Ceylon; Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussorah ; Major Beatson; R. Patton, Governor of St. Helena; J. S. Smith... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCIV (ff. 391). 10 Feb.-Mar. 1820.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1827.includes:f. 1 Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1808-1826. f.... British Library
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