Sir Henry James | |
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| Born | 8 June 1803 Rose in Vale, Mithian, Cornwall[1] Truro, Cornwall[2] |
| Died | 14 June 1877 (aged 74) Southampton, England[3] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | Board of Ordnance British Army |
| Years of service | 1826–1877 |
| Rank | Brevet Lieutenant General[2] |
| Service number | 604[3] |
| Unit | Corps of Royal Engineers[2] |
| Commands | Director of Ordnance Survey, 1854–75[2] Director of the Topographical and Statistical Department of the War Office, 1857–70 |
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| Spouse(s) |
Anne Emma Watson (m. 1845) |
| Relations | Henry Spencer Palmer (nephew) |
Lieutenant General Sir Henry James Kt FRS MRIA FGS (1803 – 1877) was a Royal Engineers officer who served as the director-general of the Ordnance Survey, the British Government mapping agency, from 1854 to 1875. Sir Henry was described by the agency itself as "perhaps Ordnance Survey's most eccentric and egotistical Director General".[5] Sir Henry spent most of his life working for the Ordnance Survey and after becoming its head he introduced the new science of photography. He also would later claim to be the inventor of the process known as Photozincography or Zinco. Sir Henry also played a part in the resolving of the battle of the scales.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
fellowwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e WO 25/3913/77: Statement of the Services of Henry James of the Royal Engineers with a Record of such other Particulars as may be useful in case of his Death, The National Archives, Kew, p. 77
- ^ a b Connolly, Thomas William John (1898). Richard Fielding Edwards (ed.). Roll of Officers of the Corps of Royal Engineers from 1660 to 1898. Chatham: The Royal Engineers Institute. p. 24.
- ^ "St. James's Palace, March 28, 1860". The London Gazette. No. 22371. 30 March 1860. p. 1252.
- ^ A brief history of Ordnance Survey Archived 5 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Ordnance Survey.