Political party None Name Edward Close Books The Diary of E.C. Close Rank Lieutenant Service/branch British Army | Years of service 1808-1822 Battles and wars Peninsular War Awards Peninsular medal Died May 7, 1866 | |
Born 12 March 1790
Rangamati, Bengal ( 1790-03-12 ) Resting place Anglican Church of St James, Morpeth Profession soldier, civil engineer, local government official, magistrate Unit 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
Edward Charles Close (Senior) (12 March 1790 – 7 May 1866) was a British soldier, engineer, New South Wales colonial magistrate, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and early European settler in Morpeth.
Close was transferred to Newcastle where he was acting engineer from 1821 to 1822.
Closes' son, Edward Charles Close junior, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
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