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Major-General Edward Buckley WYNYARD, C. B. (1788 - 1864)

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Date of Birth: 23/11/1788
Place of Birth: Kensington Palace, London, England
Date of Death: 24/11/1864
Place of Death: London, England
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 07 Apr 1848 01 Feb 1851 2 years 9 months 26 days A Non-Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 – 1856
Member of Executive Council 18 Jan 1848 25 Jul 1853 5 years 6 months 8 days
Senior Officer commanding H. M. Land Forces 01 Jan 1847 31 Dec 1853 7 years
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Military Officer. In 1808 became Captain and was appointed to the adjutant-general's staff in the Mediterranean. Arrived in Sydney in 1848. Constantly struggled with the British and colonial governments over military costs and opposed proposals for the reduction of troops under his command. In 1851 became lieutenant-general and two years later left Sydney and returned to London. In January 1860 he was promoted to General. He died of bronchitis in London on 24 November 1864.
Military Service
Entered the army as an Ensign in December 1803 and first served in Sicily. In 1807 he went to England to join a Regiment in South America but it returned to England before he could leave. In 1809 he was present at the capture of Ischia and Procida and served under Lieutenant-General Sir John Oswald in the Ionian Islands, where he was severely wounded on 22 March 1810 at Santa Maura; he was sent to Malta and returned to London in November. In 1811 was appointed as aide-de-camp to Sir Harry Burrard and then Brigade-Major under Sir Moore Disney but his wound prevented him from serving with the brigade at Begen op Zoom. In March 1813 he became Brevet-Major on the recommendation of Oswald and in April 1814 was promoted lieutenant-colonel in the 58th Regiment. In 1830 was appointed as aid de camp to King William IV, and colonel in the Grenadier Guards. Was promoted as Major-General in 1841 and in September 1847 succeeded Sir Maurice O'Connell in command of the troops in New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand.
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Personal
Son of Lieutenant- General William Wynyard, colonel of the 20th Regiment.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2 Wynyard Square in Sydney and the town of Wynyard in northern Tasmania are both named for him.