Brigadier-General Ernest Brander Macnaghten CMG DSO (11 September 1872 – 21 November 1948) was a British Army officer who also served as chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1930 to 1932.
Early life
Ernest Brander 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.Macnaughten's entry in Men of Shanghai and North China.
Military career
Macnaghten was commissioned in the Royal Artillery in November 1892. and was promoted to lieutenant on 9 November 1895.Hart′s Army list, 1901 He served in India (1894–1896), West Africa (1898–1899), and in South Africa (1900–1902) 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 (1903–1904), India (1905–1909), England (1910–1914) 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.Macnaghten's entry in Men of Shanghai and North China.
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.
Marriage and children
Macnaghten married Yvonne Marie Forrester at Windsor, England on 4 October 1906. They had five children, Susan May, Joan Yvonne Marie, Audrey Clarisse and James Steuart (twins) and Garrelle Renee.Macnaghten's entry in Men of North China and http://www.thepeerage.com/p50702.htm
Retirement and death
Macnaghten retired to his house Haygates in Finchampstead, Berkshire.Armorial families : a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour (Volume 2), p270 He died on 21 November 1948 in the same town.
References
External links Picture of Macnaghten in military uniform Picture of McNaghten in 1937 arriving for a meeting of the Nanshi Supervisory Committee Meeting Picture of Macnaghten at an Armistice Day ceremony at the Shanghai cenotaph in 1939 Article about and picture of plaque unveiled by Macnaghten in Shanghai in 1931