He was born around 1842 the son of Catherine Irvine and her husband, Charles Bailey (1803-1865), the son of Charles Bailey, twice Mayor of Bedford.
He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1859. In 1871 he joined the Indian Forest Service and became Head of this service and Inspector General of Forests in India, succeeding Hugh Cleghorn in this task. In this service he was based in Lahore. In 1878 he established the First Indian Forestry School at Dehra Dun and served as its first director. In 1890 he returned to UK and lectured on a newly created course on Forestry at the University of Edinburgh from 1890 to 1907.[1]
^Livne, Inbal (2013). "'Museum' Sites in Early Twentieth-Century Edinburgh: An Encounter between Tibetan Material Culture and Edinburgh Society". Museum History Journal. 6: 39–55. doi:10.1179/1936981612Z.0000000003. S2CID 162237971.
^Loneliness and Time: The Story of British Travel Writing, by Mark Cocker
frederick, bailey, forester, frederick, bailey, frse, frsgs, july, 1840, december, 1912, british, army, officer, serving, royal, engineers, headed, indian, imperial, forestry, service, charge, overseeing, cultivation, export, timber, british, empire, life, edi. Frederick Bailey FRSE FRSGS 11 July 1840 21 December 1912 was a British Army officer serving in the Royal Engineers who headed the Indian Imperial Forestry Service in charge of overseeing the cultivation and export of timber to the British Empire Life edit nbsp Drummond Place EdinburghHe was born around 1842 the son of Catherine Irvine and her husband Charles Bailey 1803 1865 the son of Charles Bailey twice Mayor of Bedford He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1859 In 1871 he joined the Indian Forest Service and became Head of this service and Inspector General of Forests in India succeeding Hugh Cleghorn in this task In this service he was based in Lahore In 1878 he established the First Indian Forestry School at Dehra Dun and served as its first director In 1890 he returned to UK and lectured on a newly created course on Forestry at the University of Edinburgh from 1890 to 1907 1 In 1894 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh His proposers were James Geikie Alexander Crum Brown Sir William Turner and Peter Guthrie TaitFrom 1895 until his death he lived at 7 Drummond Place in the New Town of Edinburgh 2 He and his wife visited his son in Tibet around 1902 3 He died on 21 December 1912 Family editHe married Florence Agnes Marshman b 1847 in Simla in 1879 and they were parents of Frederick Marshman Bailey 4 5 References edit The colonial origins of scientific forestry in Britain Edinburgh Street Directories 1895 to 1911 Livne Inbal 2013 Museum Sites in Early Twentieth Century Edinburgh An Encounter between Tibetan Material Culture and Edinburgh Society Museum History Journal 6 39 55 doi 10 1179 1936981612Z 0000000003 S2CID 162237971 Loneliness and Time The Story of British Travel Writing by Mark Cocker Florence Marshman to Frederick Bailey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Bailey forester amp oldid 1215775694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
