Baron Cheylesmore | |
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Nickname(s) | Brown |
Born | 25 January 1848 London |
Died | Cottage Hospital, Englefield Green |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1867–1906 1914–1918 |
Rank | Major-General |
Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Commands | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards (1890–1894) |
Battles/wars | |
Alma mater | Eton College |
Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth French
(m. 1892–1925) |
Children | 2 |
Other work | Chairman of the National Rifle Association |
Major-General Herbert Francis Eaton, 3rd Baron Cheylesmore, GBE, KCMG, KCVO (25 January 1848 – 29 July 1925) was a British Army officer, sportsman, and peer. He was Chairman of London County Council, chairman of the National Rifle Association and presided over courts martial during the First World War.