Major-General Constantine Phipps Carey CB (29 May 1835 – 7 December 1906) was a British Army officer and later Chief Engineer to the Local Government Board.
Constantine Phipps Carey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1835 Cape Colony[1][2] |
| Died | 7 December 1906 (aged 71) Marylebone, London |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1854 - 1882 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| Other work | Chief Engineer, Local Government Board |
Biography edit
Carey was born in Cape Colony, the son of James Carey, of Guernsey.[3] He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in August 1854, promoted to lieutenant on 14 November 1854, to captain on 17 May 1860, and to major on 5 July 1872. Senior command followed when he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 5 December 1877, to colonel on 5 December 1881, and finally to major-general on 5 December 1882, on his retirement from the Royal Engineers.[4]
In 1885 he was appointed Engineering Inspector of the Local Government Board, a post he held for 12 years, until he became Chief Engineer to the board in 1897, serving as such until June 1901.[3] He also served as a member of the Royal Commission on Sewage Disposal until his death.[5]
Following his retirement from the Local Government Board, he was appointed a Companion (civil) of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the November 1901 Birthday Honours list,[6] and invested by King Edward VII on 17 December 1901.[7]
Family edit
Carey married, in 1874, Isabela Margarita Shirley, daughter of Henry Shirley, Grenadier Guards, of Peppingford, Sussex.[3] Among their children were:
- Captain Leicester William Le Marchant Carey (d. 1914), killed during the First World War.[8]
- Constance Isabel Carey (d. 1950)
References edit
- ^ 1881 England Census
- ^ Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756–1900
- ^ a b c "Obituary". The Times. No. 38198. London. 8 December 1906. p. 12.
- ^ Hart´s Army list, 1905
- ^ The Times. No. 38222. London. 5 January 1907. p. 9.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "No. 27376". The London Gazette. 12 November 1901. p. 7291.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36641. London. 18 December 1901. p. 6.
- ^ "Fallen officers". The Times. No. 40999. London. 30 October 1915. p. 11.