Ernest Macnaghten
Ernest Brander Macnaghten CMG, DSO was a British Army officer who also served as the chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1930 to 1932.
Early life
Macnaghten was born 11 September 1872 in India, the son of William Hay Macnaghten and Alice Ellen Brander. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, where he was awarded the Sword of Honour.Military career
Macnaghten was commissioned in the Royal Artillery in November 1892. and was promoted to lieutenant on 9 November 1895. He served in India, West Africa, and in South Africa during the Second Boer War, when he was promoted to captain on 18 April 1900 and attached to the Rhodesian Field Force. Following the end of this war, he served in Somaliland, India, England and in France during World War I where he was awarded two brevets, CMG, DSO, Croix de Guerre and eight mentions in dispatches. He rose to the rank of colonel.Shanghai
After the war, Macnaghten resigned his commission with the honorary rank of brigadier general.He joined British American Tobacco in Shanghai, China. From 1930 to 1932 he served as Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council. He was also President of the United Services Association and the St Andrew's Society.