| description: | General Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1833 - 1913, First Viscount, Soldier, In Ireland, On June 4, 1833, The Eldest Son Of Major Garnet Joseph Wolseley And Frances Anne Smith. Took Employment In A Surveyor'S Office. In 1867 Married Louisa Erskine . Received His Commission As Second Lieutenant In March 1852 And Was Sent To Burma. Was Promoted To Lieutenant In 1853 And Received The Burma War Medal. In 1855 Was Appointed Assistant Engineer With The 90th Foot And Saw Service In Crimea. Sent To China In 1860 And , In 1861, Following The Trent Affair, Was Ordered To Canada As Assistant Quarter-Master-General. In 1865, He Was Promoted Deputy Quarter-Master-General In Canada. In 1870 He Was Chosen To Command The Red River Expeditionary Force To Quell The Riel Uprising. For His Sucessful Conduct Of The Campaign He Received An K.C.M.G. And C.B.Later Was Promoted General And Created Baron Wolseley Of Cairo And Wolseley. For His Efforts To Rescue Gordon At Khartoum In 1884-1885 He Was Created Viscount And Knight Of Saint Patrick. He Died In France On March 25, 1913. He Was Also An Author. Photo By J.F. Mitchell |