Richard Strachey

Sir
Richard Strachey
President of the Royal Geographical Society
In office
23 May 1887 – 27 May 1889 (1887-05-23 – 1889-05-27)
Preceded byThe Marquess of Lorne
Succeeded bySir Mountstuart Duff
Personal details
Born(1817-07-24)24 July 1817
Stowey, Somerset, England
Died12 February 1908(1908-02-12) (aged 90)
Camden, London, England
SpouseJane Maria Grant (1859–1908; his death)
Children13, including Lytton, James, Dorothea, Pernel, and Oliver
Parent
Military service
Branch British Indian Army
RankLieutenant-general
WarsFirst Anglo-Sikh War

Sir Richard Strachey GCSI FRS FRGS (24 July 1817 – 12 February 1908) was a British soldier and Indian administrator, the third son of Edward Strachey and grandson of Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet.