James Keith Fraser
James Keith Fraser | |
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| Born | 20 September 1832 |
| Died | 30 July 1895 (aged 62) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | 1st Life Guards |
| Spouse |
Amelia Alice Julia Ward
(m. 1865; died 1895) |
| Relations | Sir James Fraser (father) |
Lieutenant-General James Keith Fraser CMG (20 September 1832 – 30 July 1895) was a British Army officer.
Early life
Fraser was born on 20 September 1832. He was the third son of Lt.-Col. Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Baronet and the former Charlotte Anne Craufurd. He had two elder brothers, Sir William Fraser, 4th Baronet, an MP for Barnstaple, and Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles Craufurd Fraser, aide-de-camp to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Sir William Fraser, 1st Baronet, and the former Elizabeth Farquharson (a daughter of merchant James Farquharson, of London). His maternal grandparents were Daniel Craufurd (a son of Sir Alexander Craufurd, 1st Baronet) and Bridget Holland (a daughter of architect Henry Holland).[1]
Career
In 1855, he served as military attaché at Vienna. He gained the rank of Colonel in the 1st Life Guards and was Inspector-General of Cavalry in Great Britain and Ireland in 1891.[1]
He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George.[2]
Personal life
On 10 June 1865, Fraser married Amelia Alice Julia Ward (d. 1929), a daughter of Hon. Humble Dudley Ward (a son of the 10th Baron Ward) and Eleanor Louisa Hawkes. Together, they were the parents of:[1]
- Helena Violet Alice Fraser (d. 1949),[3] who married George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, a son of John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke and Augusta Bonham (widow of Col. Henry Frederick Bonham, and the daughter of the Rev. Sir Christopher Musgrave, 9th Bt.)[4] in 1898.[1]
- Sir Keith Alexander Fraser, 5th Baronet (1867–1935), who married Lady Dorothy Coventry, daughter of George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry and Lady Blanche Craven (a daughter of the 2nd Earl of Craven), in 1910.[5]
- Capt. Hugh Craufurd Keith-Fraser (1869–1906), who married Dorothy Villiers, a daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Hyde Villiers (son of the 4th Earl of Clarendon) and Virginia Katharine Smith (daughter of Eric Carrington Smith), in 1919.[1]
Fraser died on 30 July 1895.[1] His son later succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1898.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, pp. 946-947.
- ^ Bond, Brian; Cave, Nigel (20 April 2009). Haig: A Re-Appraisal 80 Years On. Pen and Sword. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-78340-920-4. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Helena Violet Alice (née Fraser), Countess of Stradbroke". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Jenkins, Nicholas (2013). "Augusta Musgrave". stanford.edu. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: In which is Included Much Information Respecting the Collateral Brances of Baronets, and the Issue of Knights. Dean & Son. 1921. p. 289. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Walford, Edward (1 January 1860). The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 501. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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