Henry James ( 1803 - 1877 )

Birth: Rose-in-Vale, near St Agnes, Cornwall, England (08 June 1803) Death: His residence in Southampton, Hampshire (14 June 1877) Education: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Career: Officer in Royal Engineers; 2nd Lieutenant (1826); appointed to the Ordnance Survey (1827); Local Superintendent, Geological Survey of Ireland (1843); Captain (by 1848); Director of Admiralty Engineering works, Portsmouth (by 1848); Director General, Ordnance Survey (1854-1875); Lieutenant Colonel (1854); Colonel (1857); Major General (1868); Lieutenant General (1874) Honours: Kt 1860 Memberships: FGS of London and Dublin; MRIA Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/06/1848.