Blacker was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland where his family has an ancestral home in the barony of Oneilland East. He obtained a commission in the Madras Cavalry in 1798, was made a cornet in 1799, and aide-de-camp to a Colonel Stevenson in the Wayanad district in 1800, and quartermaster-general in 1810. He served in Deccan, 1817, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. His son, Maxwell, was born in June 1822.[3]
Blacker and his relative William Blacker were both lieutenant-colonels, and both were published authors. Because some of the work was published pseudonymously, the two are sometimes confused or conflated in texts.
His correspondence with his father concerning military and political news, as well as his observations about Indian life and culture, was published in 1798.[6]
^Burke, John (1835). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank, Vol. II. Publisher: R. Bentley for Henry Colburn
^Holmes and Co. (Calcutta), The Bengal Obituary: Or, a Record to Perpetuate the Memory of Departed Worth: Being a Compilation of Tablets and Monumental Inscriptions from Various Parts of the Bengal and Agra Presidencies, to which is added Biographical Sketches and Memoirs of Such as have Pre-Eminently Distinguished Themselves in the History of British India, Since the Formation of the European Settlement to the Present Time, London: 1851, W. Thacker, pp. 208–9. Some sources give 1823 or 1827, e.g. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, Volume 1 (1847). His grave marker gives 4 February 1826.
^The Eton College Register. Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd. 1903. p. 15.
^Blacker, Valentine (1821). Memoirs of the operations of the British Army in India during the Mahratta war of 1817, 1818 and 1819. Black, Kingsbury, Parbury, and Allen, 1821.
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valentine, blacker, october, 1778, february, 1826, lieutenant, colonel, honourable, east, india, company, later, surveyor, general, india, born, 1778, october, 1778armagh, kingdom, irelanddied4, february, 1826, 1826, aged, calcutta, british, india, kolkata, bu. Valentine Blacker CB 19 October 1778 1 4 February 1826 2 was a lieutenant colonel in the Honourable East India Company and later Surveyor General of India Valentine BlackerBorn 1778 10 19 19 October 1778Armagh Kingdom of IrelandDied4 February 1826 1826 02 04 aged 47 Calcutta British India now Kolkata BuriedSouth Park Street CemeteryAllegianceEast India CompanyBranchArmyRankLieutenant ColonelUnitMadras CavalryLife and career editBlacker was born in Armagh Northern Ireland where his family has an ancestral home in the barony of Oneilland East He obtained a commission in the Madras Cavalry in 1798 was made a cornet in 1799 and aide de camp to a Colonel Stevenson in the Wayanad district in 1800 and quartermaster general in 1810 He served in Deccan 1817 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel His son Maxwell was born in June 1822 3 Blacker took over from John Hodgson as Surveyor General of India in 1823 In this capacity he made substantial contributions to the ongoing Trigonometrical Survey of India He was stationed in Calcutta from 1823 until his death there from a fever in 1826 He was buried in South Park Street Cemetery in Calcutta 4 Andrew Waugh said of him that Blacker with the exception of Col Everest was the ablest and most scientific man that ever presided over this expensive department 5 Writings edit Blacker and his relative William Blacker were both lieutenant colonels and both were published authors Because some of the work was published pseudonymously the two are sometimes confused or conflated in texts His correspondence with his father concerning military and political news as well as his observations about Indian life and culture was published in 1798 6 Blacker published a history of Maharashtra War including discussion of the Battle of Khadki in 1821 7 References edit Burke John 1835 A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank Vol II Publisher R Bentley for Henry Colburn Holmes and Co Calcutta The Bengal Obituary Or a Record to Perpetuate the Memory of Departed Worth Being a Compilation of Tablets and Monumental Inscriptions from Various Parts of the Bengal and Agra Presidencies to which is added Biographical Sketches and Memoirs of Such as have Pre Eminently Distinguished Themselves in the History of British India Since the Formation of the European Settlement to the Present Time London 1851 W Thacker pp 208 9 Some sources give 1823 or 1827 e g Burke s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry Volume 1 1847 His grave marker gives 4 February 1826 The Eton College Register Spottiswoode amp Co Ltd 1903 p 15 Clements Robert Markham A Memoir on the Indian Surveys 1878 p 96 J R Smith Everest The Man and the Mountain 1999 p 226 Blacker Valentine 1798 Letter Book Blacker Valentine 1821 Memoirs of the operations of the British Army in India during the Mahratta war of 1817 1818 and 1819 Black Kingsbury Parbury and Allen 1821 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valentine Blacker nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Valentine Blacker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valentine Blacker amp oldid 1172286817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
