Henry Holmes (British Army officer)
British army officer, politician and Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight (1703-62) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Holmes (February 1703 – 11 August 1762) was a British army officer, Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight (1754–62), and Member of Parliament (MP) for Newtown (1741–47) and Yarmouth (1747–62).
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Henry Holmes | |
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Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight | |
In office 1754–1762 | |
Monarchs | George II George III |
Preceded by | Charles Armand Powlett |
Succeeded by | John Stanwix |
Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) | |
In office 1747–1762 | |
Preceded by | Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville Maurice Bocland |
Succeeded by | Thomas Holmes Jeremiah Dyson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1703 (1703) |
Died | 11 August 1762(1762-08-11) (aged 58–59) |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Anne Lysaght |
Parent | Henry Holmes (father) |
Relatives | Thomas Holmes (brother) Charles Holmes Sir Robert Holmes (grandfather) Sir John Holmes (uncle) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1721–1762 |
Rank | Lieutenant (1723), Captain (1727), Major (1740), Lieutenant-Colonel (1743), Colonel (1746), Major-General (1756), Lieutenant General (1759) |
Unit | 28th Foot |
Commands held | 31st Foot |
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