Henry Gidney
Sir Henry Albert John Gidney
British India for 20 years, founding the All India Anglo-Indian Association in 1926.[1]
His grandfather, William Gidney, was killed at the Siege of Lucknow in 1857 but his family decided to stay in India.[2]
Life
He was born in
Methodist.[5]
He received his education first at Baldwins Boys School in
D.O.) at the University of Oxford. He remained at Oxford as a Research Fellow, lecturing in ophthalmology,[3] and his surgical skill in this field gained a great reputation.[4]
At 36 years old, he was already an
MRCP
.
In 1897 he went to
Mentioned in Dispatches by his senior officer for his actions, also being promoted from lieutenant to captain in the same year. He returned to Britain after the war but came back to India in 1906. He was promoted to major in 1909 and lieutenant colonel in 1917.[4] In 1911 he appears to have taken an additional role as a civilian surgeon in the Kohima/ Naga Hills area. He was medically invalided out of the Indian Medical Service in 1918.[4]
In 1911 he was elected a Fellow of the
List of Fellows of the Royal Society
).
After his retirement from the Indian Army in 1919, he set up his own private eye
Bombay
.
In 1926, Gidney founded the All India Anglo-Indian Association.[1]
He was knighted in 1931.
In 1941 was elected president of the All India Arts and Crafts Society.
He died in India on 5 May 1942.
Recognition
The Gidney House of The Frank Anthony Public School, Delhi and Bangalore is named after him.
Family
He married Grace Gidney.[6]
Additional achievements
- Civilian surgeon in Eastern Bengal and Assam.
- Anglo-IndianEmpire League (1918) (founded by Charles Palmer in 1908)
- Vice-president of the Central Council of the Empire League (1919)
- Member of the Legislative Assembly of India (1921)
- He formed an association called the "Anglo-Indian and Domiciled European Association". In 1937 the association split into two factions representing Anglo-Burmese. The Burma section became the "Anglo-Burman Union".
References
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7001-036-4.
- ^ a b "Family | History of Sir Henry Gidney". sirhenrygidney.net. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary". Obituaries. The Times. No. 49228. London. 6 May 1942. p. 7. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Himself | History of Sir Henry Gidney". sirhenrygidney.net. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Sir Henry Gidney 1873 (deceased) - Genealogy". geni.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.