George Middlemore


George Middlemore was a British Army officer and the first Governor of Saint Helena.
Originally commissioned in the 86th Regiment of Foot, he rose to command the 48th Regiment of Foot during the Peninsular War. He was the lieutenant-governor of Grenada from 1833 to 1835.
Middlemore was the first governor of Saint Helena from 1836 to 1842 after its handover from the British East India Company to the Crown. He oversaw the repatriation of Napoleon's remains from there in 1840. He was succeeded on 6 January 1842 by Colonel Hamelin Trelawny.

Personal life

Middlemore married Phillis Sophia Lobb. They had 6 children:
  1. Grace Phyllis
  2. Robert Frederick Middlemore
  3. Helen Catherine
  4. Jemina Honor
  5. Mary Douglas
  6. Catherine Sophia