Frederick Lester


Sir Frederick Lester
Birth nameFrederick Parkinson Lester
Born3 February 1795 (1795-02-03)
Died3 July 1858 (1858-07-04) (aged 63)
Belgaum, Bombay Presidency, India
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
East India Company
RankLieutenant General
CommandsSouthern Division of the Bombay Army
Battles / warsIndian Mutiny
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Parkinson Lester, KCB, (3 February 1795 – 3 July 1858) was an army officer in the East India Company, third son of John Lester, merchant, of Racquet Court, Fleet Street, and his wife, Elizabeth Parkinson.[1]

  1. ^ "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16505. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)