Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet

Henry Rawlinson
President of the Royal Geographical Society
In office
1871–1873; 1874–1876
Preceded bySir Roderick Murchison
Succeeded bySir Henry Frere
Member of Parliament for Frome
In office
18651868
Preceded byLord Edward Thynne
Succeeded byThomas Hughes
Member of Parliament for Reigate
In office
February – October 1858
Preceded byWilliam Hackblock
Succeeded byWilliam Monson
Personal details
Born
Henry Creswicke Rawlinson

(1810-04-05)5 April 1810
Chadlington, England
Died5 March 1895(1895-03-05) (aged 84)
London, Middlesex, England
Resting placeBrookwood Cemetery, Surrey
Political partyLiberal Party
RelativesGeorge Rawlinson (brother)
EmployerBritish East India Company
Awards
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
RankMajor-general
WarsFirst Anglo-Afghan War

Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, GCB FRS KLS (5 April 1810 – 5 March 1895) was a British East India Company army officer, politician, and Orientalist, sometimes described as the Father of Assyriology. His son, also Henry, was to become a senior commander in the British Army during the First World War.