Robert Miller Mundy
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Sir Robert Miller Mundy K.C.M.G.
(1813–1892) was awarded Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George. He was the Lieutenant-Governor of Grenada
.
. Mundy was the son of Edward Miller Mundy (1750-1822) and his 3rd wife Catherine Coffin, widow of Richard Barwell. His brother was Edward Miller Mundy M.P. and his father was also a Member of Parliament for Derbyshire
from 1784 until his death in 1822.
He trained at Woolwich and by 1833 he was a lieutenant in the royal artilleIn March 1841 hejoined the horse artillery, and became a second captain in April 1844, and major by
brevet on selling out in October 1846. After a country life in Hampshire
for some years, he volunteered to serve in the Turkish army during the Crimean war
, and became a lieutenant-colonel in the Osmanli horse artillery until August 1856. He received the medal of the third class of Medjidié
.
In September 1863 he was appointed lieutenant-governor of Grenada
in the Caribbean and started his colonial career. He was governor of the Windward Islands
in 1865 and of British Guiana
from May 1866 to September 1867. He returned to the Windwards Islands in 1868-9 and then looked after the Leeward Islands
in 1871. From Grenada he was transferred in February 1874 to the permanent appointment of lieutenant-governor of British Honduras, and retired in 1877.
Created C.M.G. in 1874, and K.C.M.G. in 1877, he settled in Hampshire, and died at Hollybank, Emsworth
, Hampshire, on 22 Mareh 1892. He married in 1841 Isabella Popham of Littlecott, Wiltshire who survived him.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(1813–1892) was awarded Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George. He was the Lieutenant-Governor of Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
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Biography
Robert Miller Mundy was born in Shipley HallShipley Hall
Shipley Hall was a Hall and country estate near Heanor and Ilkeston in Derbyshire, England which now forms a Country Park.-Early history:The Shipley Estate is an ancient manor which was referenced in the Domesday Book. From the 14th century the land was extensive forest used for hunting, with a...
. Mundy was the son of Edward Miller Mundy (1750-1822) and his 3rd wife Catherine Coffin, widow of Richard Barwell. His brother was Edward Miller Mundy M.P. and his father was also a Member of Parliament for Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
from 1784 until his death in 1822.
He trained at Woolwich and by 1833 he was a lieutenant in the royal artilleIn March 1841 hejoined the horse artillery, and became a second captain in April 1844, and major by
brevet on selling out in October 1846. After a country life in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
for some years, he volunteered to serve in the Turkish army during the Crimean war
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
, and became a lieutenant-colonel in the Osmanli horse artillery until August 1856. He received the medal of the third class of Medjidié
Medjidie
Medjidie or Mejidie is the name of a military and knightly order of the Ottoman Empire. The Order was instituted in 1851 by Sultan Abdülmecid I.-Order of the Medjidie:...
.
In September 1863 he was appointed lieutenant-governor of Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
in the Caribbean and started his colonial career. He was governor of the Windward Islands
Windward Islands
The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West Indies.-Name and geography:The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds in the...
in 1865 and of British Guiana
British Guiana
British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana.The area was originally settled by the Dutch at the start of the 17th century as the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice...
from May 1866 to September 1867. He returned to the Windwards Islands in 1868-9 and then looked after the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
in 1871. From Grenada he was transferred in February 1874 to the permanent appointment of lieutenant-governor of British Honduras, and retired in 1877.
Created C.M.G. in 1874, and K.C.M.G. in 1877, he settled in Hampshire, and died at Hollybank, Emsworth
Emsworth
Emsworth is a large village the south coast of England, situated on the Hampshire side of the border between Hampshire and West Sussex. The village lies at the north end of an arm of Chichester Harbour, a large but shallow inlet of the English Channel....
, Hampshire, on 22 Mareh 1892. He married in 1841 Isabella Popham of Littlecott, Wiltshire who survived him.