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Stuart Rolt (CEO)
Brigadier-General Stuart Peter Rolt (29 July 1862 – 8 May 1933) was a British Army officer who became List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst, Commandant of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career Stuart Rolt was the son of Peter Rolt, a Conservative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament.ROLT, Brig.-Gen. Stuart Peter. (2008). In ''Who Was Who 1897–2007''. His military career began when he was Officer (armed forces), commissioned as a second lieutenant into the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Essex Regiment in May 1881. He transferred to the Standing army, Regular Army when he was commissioned as a Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), lieutenant into the York and Lancaster Regiment as a lieutenant on 30 January 1884, He was promoted to Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), captain on 28 April 1890, and in November 1898 was seconded for service on the staff. He saw service in the Second Boer War, commanding the Rhodesia Regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John St Helier Lander
John St Helier Lander (19 October 1868 in Jersey – 12 February 1944 in Witley, Surrey) was a noted Portrait painting, portrait painter.Anonymous (1944). Mr. J. St H. Lander. ''The Times'' February 15, 1944 p 6 Born John Helier Lander, he added the ''St.'' to acknowledge his birthplace of Saint Helier in the Channel Islands. He was given his first paint box by Lillie Langtry, the famous beauty, actress and mistress of the Prince of Wales, later to become Edward VII. He studied at Calderon's School.Balleine, G.R. (1948). ''A Biographical Dictionary of Jersey'', p 351-2. London: Staples Press On leaving school, he was sent to become a watchmaker at the age of fifteen, but spent so much time drawing that he was taken away and allowed to paint. On reaching the age of seventeen and having sold some of his pictures, he went to London to study in an art school. Although he remained there a year, he hated the school. He was invited to breakfast with Sir John Everett Millais, a fellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
