Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson

Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson was a polo player, military officer, politician and writer (1864–1925). He was born at Dorset and died at Delhi.

Also recorded as Henry Rawlinson; Henry Seymour Rawlinson.

Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson in brief

Born
1864
Died
1925
Known for
polo player,military officer,politician,writer
Place of birth
Dorset

Overview

Born at Dorset in 1864, died at Delhi in 1925.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Henry Rawlinson and Henry Seymour Rawlinson. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet and Louisa Caroline Harcourt Seymour. He married Meredyth Sophia Frances Kennard.

Recognition and collections

Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson received Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Order of St. George, 4th class, Order of the Star of India and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1851 to 1940.

DESPATCH No. 4, dated 1919. M0002296: Reproduction of a portrait engraving of Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810-1895) F.R.S., British East India Company army officer, politician and Orientalist, dated 02 September 1931, held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson. Photograph by Lock & Whitfield., held by Wellcome Collection. Inscriptions in the cuneiform character : from Assyrian monuments, discovered by A. H. Layard, D.C.L., dated 1851, held by Wellcome Collection. The report of St. Andrew's Hospital for Nervous and Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the upper and middle classes, from January 1st to December 31st, 1939., dated [1940], held by Wellcome Collection. Strangeways Research Laboratory, dated c.1901-1999, held by Wellcome Collection. Mellanby, Sir Edward, dated 1896-1974, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Rawlinson, 1st Baron, (Henry Seymour Rawlinson) (20 Feb. 1864–28 March 1925), Who Was Who, 2007. Rawlinson, Sir Henry Seymour, second baronet and Baron Rawlinson, of Trent (1864–1925), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Rawlinson of Ewell, Baron, (Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson) (26 June 1919–28 June 2006), Who Was Who, 2007. A Memoir of Henry C. Rawlinson<i>A Memoir of Major-General Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Bart., K.C.B., F.R.S., D.C.L., F.R.G.S., etc.</i>George Rawlinson , Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, 1898. Rawlinson, Sir Henry Creswicke (1810–1895), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson studied at Eton College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. the recorded working language is English.

Positions recorded include member of the House of Lords.

Distinctions recorded are Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George and Order of St. George, 4th class.

Chronology

  1. 1864Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson born at Dorset.
  2. 1901Strangeways Research Laboratory (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1919DESPATCH No. 4.
  4. 1925Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson died at Delhi.
  5. 1931M0002296: Reproduction of a portrait engraving of Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810-1895) F.R.S., British East India Company army officer, politician and Orientalist (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1940The report of St. Andrew's Hospital for Nervous and Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the upper and middle classes, from January 1st to December 31st, 1939. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q958348: Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson

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