ST.GEORGE, Harry Hamersley. Ardersier, Inverness 11.12.1845 — 18.2.1897. British Colonial Officer in Sri Lanka. Lieutenant-Colonel. Son James Dorrington Nibbett St.George and Matilda Cohen. Spent many years in Ceylon, in 1885 participated in Sudan campaign. Last years in Edinburgh. Also an artist who painted landscapes and archaeological objects. Married, children.
Publications: “The Rebellion of Ceylon, and the Progress of its Conquest under the Government of Constantino de Sá y Noroña”, JRAS-CB 11:41, 1890, 427-608 (transl. from Spanish of Rebelion de Ceylan. Printed Lisbon 1681).
Sources: www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG14467; parents and birth date in Wikitree.com.
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