Marcus Slade
Marcus John Slade was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
Slade was the fourth son of General Sir John Slade, 1st Baronet and the younger twin brother of Sir Frederic Slade, 2nd Baronet, who succeeded their father in the baronetcy.
His youngest brother by his father's first wife was Admiral Sir Adolphus Slade.Military career
Slade was commissioned into the 75th Regiment of Foot in 1819. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 90th Light Infantry and commanded that Regiment throughout the 7th Xhosa War in 1846 and 1847.
He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1859 and was also Colonel of the 50th Regiment of Foot from 1862 to his death in 1872.
He lived at Elvington House in Ryde on the Isle of Wight and is buried in the Old Cemetery at Ryde.Family
In 1842, he married Charlotte Ramsay, granddaughter of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie. They had two daughters and four sons:
