Frederick Henry Rich
Frederick Henry Rich | |
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| Born | 8 March 1824 Woodlands, Castleconnell, Ireland |
| Died | 22 August 1904 (aged 80) Oareford, Somerset, England |
Col. Frederick Henry Rich (8 March 1824 – 22 August 1904) was a British soldier, who served with the Royal Engineers and was the Chief Inspecting Officer of the Railway Inspectorate between 1885 and 1889. He investigated many of the major railway accidents in the late 19th century, including those at Staplehurst in 1865, in which the author Charles Dickens was involved, and at Norton Fitzwarren in 1890.