Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase

Green cemetery 17 Sep. _A. W. Kinglake’s History of the war in the Crimea_ (1863–75); _Sir A. M. Tulloch’s The Crimean commission_ 1881; _I.L.N. lxix_, 500, (1876), _portrait_. AIRLIE, DAVID GRAHAM DRUMMOND, 5 or 7 Earl of. _b._ London 4 May 1826; succeeded 20 Aug. 1849; a representative peer for Scotland 18 March 1850 to death; F.R.G.S. 1859; K.T. 12 March 1862; high comr. to general assembly of Church of Scotland 1872–73. _d._ at an hotel in Denver city, Colorado 25 Sep. 1881. _bur._ Cortachy, Forfarshire 3 Nov. AITCHISON, GEORGE. _b._ Leyton, Essex 21 Dec. 1792; student at Royal academy; clerk of the works to St. Katherine’s dock company 1827, docks were opened 25 Oct. 1828; A.I.C.E. 1828; district surveyor of Woolwich 1844. _d._ Muscovy court, Trinity square, London 12 June 1861. _Minutes of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxi_, 569–71 (1862). AITCHISON, SIR JOHN (_3 son of Wm. Aitchison of Drummore, East Lothian, by Jane eld. dau. of James Mylne of Langridge, East Lothian_). _b._ 1789; ensign Scots fusilier guards 25 Oct. 1805; lieut. col. 11 Aug. 1837 to 23 Nov. 1841; commanded Mysore division of Madras army 2 June 1845 to 1851; col. 72 foot 29 Dec. 1851 to 27 Aug. 1870; general 30 July 1860; col. Scots fusilier guards 27 Aug. 1870 to death; K.C.B. 21 June 1859; G.C.B. 13 March