AIREY, RICHARD AIREY, BARON (1803-1881), British general, served in the Crimean War as quartermaster-general to Lord Raglan. He was recognized in the army as one of the best men on the staff, but public opinion held him responsible for the failures of the commissariat. Airey demanded an inquiry in which he completely cleared himself. He was governor of Gibraltar (1865-7o), was promoted full general in 1871, received a peerage in 1876, and in 1878-8o presided over the commission on army reform.