William Anson McCleverty

Lieutenant-General William Anson McCleverty (11 February 1806 – 6 October 1897) was a British soldier who served as the Commander-in-chief of the Madras Army from 1867 to 1871.

Early life
Born the son of Major-General Robert McCleverty, McCleverty was commissioned in the 48th Regiment of Foot in 1824.

Military career
McCleverty served in campaigns against the Maharajah of Coorg (1834) and in New Zealand (1847). From 1860 to 1865, he commanded Madras district as Major-General and was made Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army in 1867 before retiring from that post in 1871. McCleverty died on 6 October 1897 at the age of ninety-one.