[2] His younger sister Emily Danvers (1828–1913) was the wife of businessman and Conservative politician William Henry Smith (1825–1891), and was raised to the peerage as Viscountess Hambleden shortly after her husband's death.
[1] Danvers entered the Home Service of East India Company in 1842, and was Private Secretary to two Chairmen, Sir James Hogg in 1846 and Sir Archibald Galloway in 1849, before he became Assistant Secretary to the company in 1858.
He became Government Director of Indian Railways Companies in 1861, serving as such until her retired in 1892, and from 1880 to 1892 also held the office of Secretary to the Public Works Department.
[1][3] He was author of the book Indian Railways, their past history, present condition, and future prospects (1877).
[4] Danvers was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in 1886.