Henry Arthur Gladwin (2nd son of Charles and Frances Stanhope Gladwin) was born in Fort William, Bengal, India, 1789. Educated in Eton and Cambridge, he was Lieutenant in the 19th Light Dragoons (renamed 19th Lancers, 1816; Gladwin, Captain), wounded in action with them near Niagara Falls in 1813, and was later Military Aide to Sir John Sherbrooke, with whom he came to Canada. He married Charlotte Wollery Bourke Oct.3, 1822, and in 1828 came to Nova Scotia with his wife and mother. As an officer in the Army, he received a Grant of land in Glenmore, but settled first on property he bought from "Good Matthew Archibald". Later, he gave this to his son Bourke;(owned by Smith Archibald, 1980). Colonel Gladwin then purchased La Prairie farm from Captain Rayne and brought up his family, there. He remained a very prominent man all his life and died Feb. 23, 1881. He is buried in the family plot in Holy Trinity Anglican cemetery along with his wife, several of their children who died young, and his mother. In 1836 Col. H.A. Gladwin and William Lawson contested the County of Halifax for the Assembly but were defeated by the Liberal candidates, Joseph Howe and William Annand. Col. H.A.
Gladwin and Charlotte Bourke had 6 sons and 7 daus.- Jennie Reid.
(military service updated by Mark Terwilliger, 3/19/2024.)
Henry Arthur Gladwin (2nd son of Charles and Frances Stanhope Gladwin) was born in Fort William, Bengal, India, 1789. Educated in Eton and Cambridge, he was Lieutenant in the 19th Light Dragoons (renamed 19th Lancers, 1816; Gladwin, Captain), wounded in action with them near Niagara Falls in 1813, and was later Military Aide to Sir John Sherbrooke, with whom he came to Canada. He married Charlotte Wollery Bourke Oct.3, 1822, and in 1828 came to Nova Scotia with his wife and mother. As an officer in the Army, he received a Grant of land in Glenmore, but settled first on property he bought from "Good Matthew Archibald". Later, he gave this to his son Bourke;(owned by Smith Archibald, 1980). Colonel Gladwin then purchased La Prairie farm from Captain Rayne and brought up his family, there. He remained a very prominent man all his life and died Feb. 23, 1881. He is buried in the family plot in Holy Trinity Anglican cemetery along with his wife, several of their children who died young, and his mother. In 1836 Col. H.A. Gladwin and William Lawson contested the County of Halifax for the Assembly but were defeated by the Liberal candidates, Joseph Howe and William Annand. Col. H.A.
Gladwin and Charlotte Bourke had 6 sons and 7 daus.- Jennie Reid.
(military service updated by Mark Terwilliger, 3/19/2024.)
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