Francis Rawdon Chesney ( 1789 - 1872 )

Birth: Annalong, County Down (16 March 1789) Death: Mourne, County Down (30 January 1872) Profession: Soldier Career: Commission in the Royal Artillery (1805), Major General (1855), General (1868); proved the engineering feasibility of the Suez Canal; explored the Euphrates valley and the Tigris (1831-1837); advocated the building of a railway through the Euphrates valley Membership: Fellow Election Date: 6/02/1834.