George Rawdon (MP)
George Rawdon | |
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| Member of Parliament for Lincoln | |
| In office 14 May 1796 – 25 April 1800 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1761 |
| Died | April 25, 1800 (aged 39) |
| Parent(s) | John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira Elizabeth Hastings, 13th Baroness Hastings |
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George Rawdon (9 January 1761 – 25 April 1800) was a British politician who served as member of parliament for Lincoln from 1796 to 1800.[1]
Personal Life
Rawdon was born as the third son of John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira and Elizabeth Rawdon, Countess of Moira.[1]
Military Career
He followed his older brothers Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and John Theophilus Rawdon into the British Army, joining the 9th Regiment of Foot as an ensign in 1776.[2] He became a lieutenant later that year,[3] and appears on General John Burgoyne's list of officers at the surrender of Saratoga in 1777.[4] In 1778, he was appointed a captain in the 63rd Regiment of Foot.[5]
References
- 1 2 "RAWDON, Hon. George (1761-1800). | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ↑ The British Army (1776). A List of the general and field officers, as they rank in the army, for the Year 1776 London. p. 63.
- ↑ The British Army (1778). A List of the general and field officers, as they rank in the army, for the Year 1778 London. p. 63.
- ↑ Burgoyne, John (1860). Orderly book of Lieut. Gen. John Burgoyne, from his entry into the state of New York until his surrender at Saratoga, 16th Oct. 1777. Albany. p. 178.
- ↑ The British Army (1781). A List of the general and field officers, as they rank in the army, for the Year 1781 London. p. 63.