Kenneth Snodgrass
Kenneth Snodgrass CB (1784 – 14 October 1853) was a Scottish-born Australian soldier and politician.
He was born in Paisley to a Presbyterian minister. He enlisted in the armed forces in 1802 as an ensign and was promoted to lieutenant in 1804. He served in Sicily and Sweden, was promoted captain in 1808, and fought in the Peninsular War with the Portuguese army. He was wounded at the Battle of Orthes in 1814, appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1815, and promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1817. He had married Janet Wright in 1814; they had six children. In December 1828 he arrived in Sydney, New South Wales with his wife and children, where he was appointed commandant of the mounted police. In July 1832 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was acting Governor for two months from 1837 to 1838 between the departure of Sir Richard Bourke and the arrival of Sir George Gipps. He served again in the Legislative Council from 1848 to 1850. Snodgrass died at Raymond Terrace in 1853.[1]
References
- ↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Snodgrass, C.B. (1784-1853)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 November 2015.