George v wigram biography
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G.V. Wigram, 1805 - 1879.
This account is taken from "Songs of Pilgrimage and Glory" by E.E. Cornwall.
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George v wigram biography
Wigram was born on March 29th. 1805, and died on February 1st. 1879. He was buried in Paddington Cemetery, London, by the side of Sir Edward Denny "Not a cloud above — not a spot within". Mr. Wigram was married twice: first to Fanny, daughter of Thomas Bligh (she died in 1834); secondly to Catharine, only daughter of William Parnell of Avondale.
(She died on September 12th.
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1867, in Canada).
As his name Vicesimus indicates, George Vicesimus Wigram was the 20th. child of his father, and the 14th of his mother who was the second wife of Sir Robert Wigram — she being the aunt to the late Charles Stewart Parnell.
Mr. Wigram's brother James became a Vice-Chancellor and his brother Joseph became Bishop of Rochester.
When quite a young man, Mr. Wigram obtained a commission in the army. At the close of a day spent in exploring the field of the bat