| Edward Osborne Hewett | |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1835 |
| Birth Place: | Llantrisant, Wales |
| Death Place: | Woolwich, Kent, England |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1854–1897 |
| Rank: | General |
| Rank Label: | Royal Engineers |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Alma Mater: | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
Major-General Edward Osborne Hewett (25 September 1835 – 3 June 1897) was a British Army officer and member of the Royal Engineers who was the first Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada. He chose the Royal Military College's motto, "Truth, Duty, Valour".[1] [2]
Hewett was born at Llantrisant in Wales, son of to John Hewett, JP, DL, of Glamorgan, a militia colonel who had served with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines during the Napoleonic Wars, and Frances, daughter of Thomas Thornewell, DL, of Staffordshire. He was raised at Southsea, Hampshire,[1] and educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[3]
Hewett was Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada from 1875 to 1886. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1883 Birthday Honours.
Hewett married Catherine Mary Biscoe in Toronto in 1864. They had at least three sons and eight daughters.[1] His daughter Catherine Frances married Arthur Wanton Grasett and was mother of Sir Arthur Edward Grasett; another daughter, Gwendolen Elizabeth, married William Garnett Braithwaite.[4] At age 61, Hewett died at Royal Military Academy Woolwich after breaking his leg playing tennis.[1]