Camera Workers, 1858-1950

The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

Lempriere, Arthur Reid

Lempriere, Arthur Reid[1, 2]

Male 1835 - 1927  (92 years)

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  • Name Lempriere, Arthur Reid 
    Birth 1835  Ewell, Surrey, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Apr 1927  Camberley, Surrey, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Association Royal Engineers (Relationship: Member) 
    Person ID I734  Camera Workers | L, vol. 1, 1858-1900
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2017 

  • Photos
    Major-General A.R. Lempriere.
    Major-General A.R. Lempriere.
    Presumably photographed following his retirement in 1882. Source: Jerripedia entry on A.F. Lempriere; URL (accessed 19 Sep 2021): https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Arthur_Reid_Lempriere

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Institutional.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He was the Superintendent of Lands & Works, Quartermaster General, and also in charge of the photographic department of the Royal Engineers, Colony of British Columbia. There are a few references to photography in his diary.

  • Sources 
    1. [S666] BVIPA archival records, 3 Jan 2016 (Reliability: 2).
      GR-1372, Colonial Correspondence (no references to photography located).

    2. [S883] Royal Engineers and Associates Living History Group (Web site) (Reliability: 2).
      "The Journal of Arthur Reid Lempriere, Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 1859-1960"
      Transcript. URL (accessed 3 Jan 2017): http://www.royalengineers.ca/LempriereJournal.html

    3. [S882] theislandwiki (Web site) (Reliability: 2).
      "Arthur Reid Lempriere"
      URL (accessed 3 Jan 2017): http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Arthur_Reid_Lempriere

    4. [S92] COLLECTION: UKNA (Reliability: 3).
      Name authority record; death date only; URL (accessed 3 Jan 2017): http://www.royalengineers.ca/LempriereJournal.html

    5. [S884] WikiTree (Web site) (Reliability: 2).
      "William Charles Lempriere (1788 - 1858) ... Arthur Reid Lemprière lived on until his 92nd year, passing away at his home, Collingwood Mount, Camberley, on Sunday 10 April 1927 - 'the only surviving son of the late Captain W C Lemprière'."
      URL (accessed 3 Jan 2017): https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lempriere-17