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James Keith Fraser

Lieutenant-General James Keith Fraser (20 September 1832 – 30 July 1895) was a British Army officer.

Early life

Fraser was born on 20 September 1832. He was the third son of Lt.-Col. Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Baronet and the former Charlotte Anne Craufurd. He had two elder brothers, Sir William Fraser, 4th Baronet, an MP for Barnstaple, and Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles Craufurd Fraser, aide-de-camp to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

His paternal grandparents were Sir William Fraser, 1st Baronet, and the former Elizabeth Farquharson (a daughter of merchant James Farquharson, of London). His maternal grandparents were Daniel Craufurd (a son of Sir Alexander Craufurd, 1st Baronet) and Bridget Holland (a daughter of architect Henry Holland).

Career

In 1855, he served as military attaché at Vienna. He gained the rank of Colonel in the 1st Life Guards and was Inspector-General of Cavalry in Great Britain and Ireland in 1891.

He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Personal life

On 10 June 1865, Fraser married Amelia Alice Julia Ward (d. 1929), a daughter of Hon. Humble Dudley Ward (a son of the 10th Baron Ward) and Eleanor Louisa Hawkes. Together, they were the parents of:

Fraser died on 30 July 1895. His son later succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1898.

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