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Sir John Irwin | |
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Born | 1727/8 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | May 1788 Parma, Italy |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War |
Awards | Knight of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir John Irwin KB (1727/8 – May 1788) was a British Army officer.
Career
Educated in Ireland, Irwin was commissioned into the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1736.[1] He served in an attack on the French coast in 1758 and then fought under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick in Germany in 1760.[1]
He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Grinstead from 1762 to 1783, Governor of Gibraltar from 1765 to 1767, member of the Irish privy council, and as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland from 1775 to 1782.[1] Losing the last of these posts on the fall of Lord North's administration in March 1782, he moved back into his house in Piccadilly and his place in parliament, rising to full General and retiring from parliament in 1783.[1] In debt, in 1783 he moved to France and then Parma, where he was welcomed by Duke Ferdinand and Archduchess Amelia and hosted British ex-patriates and visitors to the city until his death.[1]
Family
He married three times: to Elizabeth Henry in 1749, to Anne Barry in 1753 and finally to Caroline with whom he had two children.[1]
References
External links
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- 1727 births
- 1788 deaths
- 57th Regiment of Foot officers
- Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards) officers
- Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
- Governors of Gibraltar
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
- British Army generals
- People from Dublin (city)
- British Army personnel of the Seven Years' War
- British Army personnel stubs