Guide to the Papers of Sir John Henry Lefroy (as filmed by AJCP), 1877-1954

Summary

Collection number:

M938, M974

Creator:

Lefroy, John Henry, Sir

Extent:

13 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Includes: Documents, speeches and cuttings relating to Lefroy's term in Tasmania and his knighthood (KCMG) in 1877; typescript entitled 'The Lefroy Family in England in 1877; a memoir by C.E.C. Lefroy compiled in the year 1936'; printed item To Commemorate the Marriage of Henry Maxwell Lefroy and Annette Bate in December 1853 and their Arrival in Western Australia in April 1854, by A.A. du H. Milne-Robertson (1954); Four letters 1880 from a volume of autographs and letters relating to his appointment as Administrator of Tasmania which are from the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Kimberley and John W. Burgon; and extract from Autobiography of General Sir John Henry Lefroy edited by Lady Lefroy, printed for private circulation c.1895, covering his Tasmanian appointment and including copies of his letters 1880-82.

Biographical / Historical:

Sir John Henry Lefroy (1817-1890) was born at Ashe, Hampshire. He was trained at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and entered the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant in 1834. He was promoted to captain in 1842. He was the director of the magnetical observatory at St Helena in 1840-42 and at Toronto, Canada, in 1842-53. Lefroy was the scientific adviser on artillery and inventions at the War Office during the Crimean War. He was inspector-general of army schools in 1857-60 and director-general of ordnance in 1868-70. He became a colonel in 1865, a major general in 1868 and a lieutenant general in 1877.

From 1871 to 1877 Lefroy was governor of Bermuda. He was knighted in 1877. In 1880 he was appointed administrator of Tasmania, owing to the new governor, Sir George Strahan, being diverted temporarily to the Cape Colony. Lefroy arrived in Hobart in October 1880 and remained administrator until November 1881. He had a strong interest in scientific and technological matters and regularly attended meetings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn593625] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

The private residence of Colonel. J.L. Knyvett. Berkshire, England.

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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