Hext was born to Captain John Hext and Elizabeth Staniforth, on 5 February 1815. His mother was the daughter of Thomas Staniforth, former Lord Mayor of Liverpool, and his father a military captain.
He returned to India in 1843 where he remained with his regiment until his death in Attock, Punjab on 26 January 1855 of apoplexy.[2][3]
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Charles was also known for his Lithography, which he created during his time in Australia. Some of these were published in 1845 by Charles Hutchins in Liverpool.[4]
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^"Military Barracks, Sydney. From a sketch by Captn Hext, 4th the Kings own Regiment, 1845–50? / Charles Staniforth Hext". Manuscripts, Oral History, and Pictures Catalog. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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charles, staniforth, hext, captain, february, 1815, january, 1855, british, military, officer, artist, born5, february, 1815, 1815, lostwithiel, cornwall, englanddied26, january, 1855, 1855, aged, attock, punjab, indianationalitybritishparent, john, hextelizab. Captain Charles Staniforth Hext 5 February 1815 26 January 1855 was a British military officer and artist 1 Charles Staniforth HextBorn5 February 1815 1815 02 05 Lostwithiel Cornwall EnglandDied26 January 1855 1855 01 27 aged 39 Attock Punjab IndiaNationalityBritishParent s John HextElizabeth StaniforthHext was born to Captain John Hext and Elizabeth Staniforth on 5 February 1815 His mother was the daughter of Thomas Staniforth former Lord Mayor of Liverpool and his father a military captain He joined the 4th King s Own Regiment in 1835 and was stationed in New South Wales He arrived at Hobart Tasmania on 12 November 1836 before being sent to India in 1837 He returned to Hobart on 24 November 1842 after narrowly escaping the wreck of the Waterloo convict ship in Cape Town He returned to India in 1843 where he remained with his regiment until his death in Attock Punjab on 26 January 1855 of apoplexy 2 3 Art editCharles was also known for his Lithography which he created during his time in Australia Some of these were published in 1845 by Charles Hutchins in Liverpool 4 Collections editHext s work is held in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia 5 the National Library of Australia 6 the National Museum of Australia 7 and the State Library of New South Wales 8 References edit database and e research tool for art and design researchers Captain Charles Staniforth Hext biography at at Design and Art Australia Online Daao org au Retrieved 25 July 2018 Hext Charles Staniforth Captain 1815 1855 People and organisations Trove www bibliopolis com A Corrobbiree Sic Or Dance of the Natives of Australia by After Charles Staniforth Hext British on Josef Lebovic Gallery Josef Lebovic Gallery Charles Staniforth Captain Hext artnet artnet com Hext C 1816 1855 Collection National Gallery of Australia Retrieved 3 January 2019 Pictures photos objects Trove National Library of Australia Retrieved 3 January 2019 A Corrobirree or Dance of the Natives of Australia Collection explorer National Museum of Australia Retrieved 3 January 2019 Military Barracks Sydney From a sketch by Captn Hext 4th the Kings own Regiment 1845 50 Charles Staniforth Hext Manuscripts Oral History and Pictures Catalog State Library of New South Wales Retrieved 3 January 2019 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Staniforth Hext amp oldid 1106573144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
