Henry Spencer Palmer information

Henry Spencer Palmer

FRAS
Henry Spencer Palmer; FRAS
	Henry Spencer Palmer
Born	30 April 1838; Bangalore, British India
Died	10 February 1893 (aged 54); House at Azabu, 41 Imai-cho, Azabu, Tokyo, Japan
Buried	Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1856–1887
Rank	Major General
Service number	949
Unit	Corps of Royal Engineers
Commands held	Chief Astronomer, Transit of Venus expedition to New Zealand, 1874–75; CRE, Manchester, 1883-85
Known for	Foreign advisor to Meiji Japan
Awards	Médaille de l'Institut de France; 旭日章 · Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class;
Memorials	Monument, Yokohama Waterworks, Japan, 1939; Bronze bust, Nogeyama Park, Yokohama, Japan, 1987
Spouse(s)	Mary Jane Pearson Wright (m. 1863)
Relations	Henry James (uncle)
Other work	Civil engineer, Japan

Major General Henry Spencer Palmer FRAS (30 April 1838 – 10 February 1893) was a British Army military engineer and surveyor, noted for his work in developing Yokohama harbor in the Empire of Japan as a foreign advisor to the Japanese government

^ "The House at Azabu (2) Two British Japanophiles" (PDF). Abazu: Community Information Paper. Vol. 29. December 2014. p. 6.
^ 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. 20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e WO 25/3913/311: Statement of the Services of Henry Spencer Palmer 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. 311
^ Hart, Henry George (1884). The New Army List, Militia List, Yeomanry Cavalry List and Indian Civil Service List, for 1884. Vol. 45. London: John Murray. p. 206.
^ Higuchi, Jiro (2002). The Biography of Major-General Henry Spencer Palmer R.E. F.R.A.S. (1838–1893) (PDF). Tokyo: Jiro Higuchi.
^ Anonymous (1939). "Major-General Henry Spencer Palmer and the Yokohama Waterworks" (PDF). The Royal Engineers Journal. 53 (December 1939). Chatham: The Institution of Royal Engineers: 495–496.

[Abazu29.2014.12-1] "The House at Azabu (2) Two British Japanophiles" (PDF). Abazu: Community Information Paper. Vol. 29. December 2014. p. 6.

[Connolly1898-2] 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. 20.

[WO_25/3913/311-3] WO 25/3913/311: Statement of the Services of Henry Spencer Palmer 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. 311

[Hart1884-4] Hart, Henry George (1884). The New Army List, Militia List, Yeomanry Cavalry List and Indian Civil Service List, for 1884. Vol. 45. London: John Murray. p. 206.

[Higuchi2002-5] Higuchi, Jiro (2002). The Biography of Major-General Henry Spencer Palmer R.E. F.R.A.S. (1838–1893) (PDF). Tokyo: Jiro Higuchi.

[6] Anonymous (1939). "Major-General Henry Spencer Palmer and the Yokohama Waterworks" (PDF). The Royal Engineers Journal. 53 (December 1939). Chatham: The Institution of Royal Engineers: 495–496.

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Henry Spencer Palmer FRAS
Henry Spencer Palmer
Born	(1838-04-30)30 April 1838 Bangalore, British India
Died	10 February 1893(1893-02-10) (aged 54) House at Azabu, 41 Imai-cho, Azabu, Tokyo, Japan^[1]
Buried	Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1856–1887
Rank	Major General
Service number	949^[2]
Unit	Corps of Royal Engineers^[3]
Commands held	Chief Astronomer, Transit of Venus expedition to New Zealand, 1874–75^[3] CRE, Manchester, 1883-85^[3]^[4]
Known for	Foreign advisor to Meiji Japan
Awards	Médaille de l'Institut de France 旭日章 · Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class^[3]^[5]
Memorials	Monument, Yokohama Waterworks, Japan, 1939^[6] Bronze bust, Nogeyama Park, Yokohama, Japan, 1987
Spouse(s)	Mary Jane Pearson Wright (m. 1863) ^[3]
Relations	Henry James (uncle)
Other work	Civil engineer, Japan