Major General John Staples Harriott
The name John Staples Harriott is the first name on the monument.
The monument is in Pere Lachaise (Pt3) cemetery, Paris, Paris, France.
There are 71 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
John Staples Harriott was buried in 1839. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
John Staples Harriott age is given as 59.
John Staples Harriott calculated year of birth is 1780.
John Staples Harriott is listed on the GPR grave numbered 329619.
John Staples Harriott is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
John Staples Harriott has the record number 702369 within the GPR person name database table.
John Staples Harriott family name was Staples (to see all the others with the same family name, just click the name ).
The record was added to the GPR on 18 August 2013
There is one image available for the monument listing John Staples Harriott (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against John Staples Harriott record:
Major General in the East India Society army. Joined the EIS army in 1796; he served at several sieges in Catchoura and the Doouab in 1803. Lost his right leg at the battle of Delhi against French forces. From 1804 he was Persian interpreter for court martials; and from 1806-1817 he was a member of the barrack and executive depts and an occasional judge or advocate. He was a member of the Asiatic Societies of Calcutta; London and Paris; and author of an article on Hindustani religion. He was the son of George Harriott and Ann (nee Staples) Harriott.