George Colt Langley

General Sir George Colt Langley, KCB (8 November 1810 – 28 December 1896) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

[2] Educated at Adams' Grammar School, Langley was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry.

He commanded a detachment of marines off the coast of Spain during the First Carlist War.

[3] He became Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces in December 1854[4] and Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in January 1862[5] before retiring in July 1867.

[6] His wife Maria Catherine Langley died in 1887 at the age of 66, their eldest son Lionel died in India in 1890 at the age of 40.