George Morton Eden

Lieutenant-General George Morton Eden (10 May 1806 – November 1862) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.

George Morton Eden
Born	10 May 1806 Ashtead, Surrey
Died	November 1862 Bern, Switzerland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	Western District

Military career

Born the fourth son of Sir Frederick Eden, 2nd Baronet and Anne Smith, Eden was commissioned into the 84th Regiment of Foot on 18 July 1822.[1] He subsequently transferred into the 52nd Regiment of Foot and then went to Jamaica, a deployment where many troops died through illness, with the 56th Regiment of Foot.[2] He became General Officer Commanding Western District in 1855.[3] He served as Colonel of 50th Regiment of Foot from 1861 to 1862.[4]

References

1. "New Army List". 1851. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
2. "Appointment of Major-General Eden". Hansard. 7 June 1861. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
3. Standing Orders of the Western District. W. V. Harris. 1858.
4. "Colonels of the 50th Regiment of Foot". British Empire. Retrieved 3 December 2015.