Abercromby, James (1706–1781), army officer and politician, was born in Glassaugh, Banffshire, the son of Alexander Abercromby (1677–1728), laird of Glassaugh, politician and army officer, and his wife, Helen Meldrum. With his father's assistance he became commissioner of supply and justice of the peace in ...
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Abercromby, James (1706–1781), army officer and politician
Paul David Nelson
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Abercromby, James (1706–1781)
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James Abercromby (1706–1781) by unknown artist © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Acland, John Dyke (1747–1778), army officer and politician
W. P. Courtney
revised by S. J. Skedd
Acland, John Dyke (1747–1778), army officer and politician, was born on 18 February 1747 and baptized the following day at North Petherton, Somerset, the elder of the two sons of Sir Thomas Acland, seventh baronet (1722–1785), a landowner and politician, and his wife, ...
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Allan, Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-, first baronet (1830–1897), army officer and politician
R. H. Vetch
revised by Alex May
Allan, Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-, first baronet (1830–1897), army officer and politician, eldest of eight children (four surviving) of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857) and his wife, Hannah (d. 1882), daughter of Dr Joshua Marshman, was born at Chinsura, India, on 6 August 1830. He assumed the additional surname of ...
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Ashburnham, William (1604/5–1679), army officer and politician
Colin Brooks
Ashburnham, William (1604/5–1679), army officer and politician, was the second son of Sir John Ashburnham (1570/71–1620) of Asburnham, Sussex, and Elizabeth (1577–1651), daughter of Sir Thomas Beaumont. His family were long settled in east Sussex and had first represented the county of Sussex...
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Balfour, Sir George (1809–1894), army officer and politician
See Balfour, Edward Green
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Barclay of Ury, David (1610–1686), soldier and politician
See Barclay, Robert, of Ury
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Barnewall, Nicholas, third Viscount Barnewall of Kingsland (1668–1725), politician and army officer
Patrick Fagan
Barnewall, Nicholas, third Viscount Barnewall of Kingsland (1668–1725), politician and army officer, was born on 15 April 1668, probably at the family seat, Turvey, in the parish of Donabate, co. Dublin, the son of Henry Barnewall, second Viscount Barnewall of Kingsland (d...
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Barré, Isaac (1726–1802), army officer and politician
Peter D. G. Thomas
Barré, Isaac (1726–1802), army officer and politician, was born in Dublin on 15 October 1726, the only son of a merchant, Peter Barré (d. 1776), and his wife, Marie Madelaine, née Raboteau, both Huguenot refugees. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin...
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Barré, Isaac (1726–1802)
Maker: Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Isaac Barré (1726–1802) by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1766 private collection. Photograph: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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Bastard, John Pollexfen (1756–1816), politician and militia officer
Alastair W. Massie
Bastard, John Pollexfen (1756–1816), politician and militia officer, was born on 18 September 1756 at Kitley, near Plymouth, Devon, the eldest son of William Bastard (1727–1782), landowner, of Kitley, and his second wife, Anne (d. 1765), daughter of Thomas Worsley of Hovingham, Yorkshire...
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Beamish, Tufton Victor Hamilton, Baron Chelwood (1917–1989), army officer and politician
Patrick Cosgrave
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Beamish, Tufton Victor Hamilton, Baron Chelwood (1917–1989), army officer and politician, was born at Pitliver, Dunfermline, Fife, on 27 January 1917, one of two sons of Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish (1874–1951), who retired from the Royal Navy with the rank of rear-admiral in 1925 and sat as Conservative MP for ...
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Bladen, Martin (1680–1746), army officer and politician
Rory T. Cornish
Bladen, Martin (1680–1746), army officer and politician, was born possibly at Abbey Hatch, Essex, the third son of Nathaniel Bladen (b. 1642/3) of Hemsworth, Yorkshire, and his wife, Isabella, the daughter of Sir William Fairfax of Steeton, Yorkshire. He was thus a relation of ...
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Bligh, Thomas (1685–1775), army officer and politician
H. M. Chichester
revised by Jonathan Spain
Bligh, Thomas (1685–1775), army officer and politician, was born on 15 January 1685, the second son of Thomas Bligh (c.1654–1710) of Rathmore, co. Meath, Ireland, and his wife, Elizabeth (d. 1737), the daughter of Colonel James Naper, of Longhcrew, co. Meath...
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Borlase, Sir John (c. 1576–1648)
Maker: Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
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Sir John Borlase (c. 1576–1648) by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1625 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Borlase, Sir John (c. 1576–1648), army officer and politician
Terry Clavin
Borlase, Sir John (c. 1576–1648), army officer and politician, was born in Cornwall, the eldest son of Edward Borlase of London, mercer, and Suzannah Isham. He matriculated as a pensioner from King's College, Cambridge, about 1591 but did not graduate, being admitted to the ...
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Bowles, Phineas (bap. 1690, d. 1749), army officer and politician
See Bowles, Phineas
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Bragg, Philip (d. 1759), army officer and politician
Alastair W. Massie
Bragg, Philip (d. 1759), army officer and politician, was commissioned an ensign in the 1st foot guards on 10 March 1702. He fought at Blenheim and on 25 August 1704 was made a captain in the regiment of Brigadier Tatton (afterwards Gilbert Primrose's...
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Breman [Braman], John (bap. 1627, d. 1703), army officer, politician, and conspirator
Robert Zaller
Breman [Braman], John (bap. 1627, d. 1703), army officer, politician, and conspirator, was baptized on 27 March 1627 at Alton, Hampshire, the eldest surviving son of Thomas Braman (d. 1661), mercer of Alton. He first appears in 1647 as one of the regimental agitators of the ...
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Burgoyne, John (1723–1792)
Maker: Sir Joshua Reynolds
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John Burgoyne (1723–1792) by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1766 © The Frick Collection, New York
