William Reid (British Army officer)

For others with the same or similar names, see William Reid (disambiguation).

Major-General

Sir William Reid

GCMG KCB FRS
Lithograph by Richard James Lane, 1859
Born25 April 1791
Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Died31 October 1858(1858-10-31) (aged 67)
London, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
BranchBoard of Ordnance
Service years1809–
RankMajor-General
Service number419
Unit Corps of Royal Engineers
Conflicts
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Sir William Reid GCMG KCB FRS (25 April 1791 – 31 October 1858) was a Scottish military engineer, administrator and meteorologist. He was Governor of the Bermudas (1839–1846), of the British Windward Islands (1846–1848), and of Malta (1851–1858). Reid founded the Bermuda National Library in 1839.

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