John Mostyn (British Army officer)
Appearance
John Mostyn | |
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Born | c. 1709 |
Died | 16 February 1779 |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
General John Mostyn (c.1709 – 16 February 1779) was a
colonial administrator
.
He was a younger son of Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford.
He joined the army as an Ensign in 1733. On 2 September 1743, he was promoted from captain in the
Groom of the Bedchamber to King George II from 1746 to his death. From 1751 to 1754 he held the colonelcy of the 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fuzileers), from 1754 to 1758 that of the 13th Regiment of Dragoons, from 1758 to 1760 that of the 5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons,[2] from 1760 to 1763 that of the 7th (The Queens Own) Regiment of Dragoons and from 1763 to 1779 that of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards
. He was promoted to the rank of General in 1772.
Mostyn served as
surrender the island in 1782 to a Spanish force.[3]
He died unmarried.
See also
References
- ^ Mackinnon, Daniel (1833). Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards. Vol. II. London: Richard Bentley. pp. 482–483.
- ^ "5th Royal Irish Lancers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "James Murray". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
Sources
- John Brooke, MOSTYN, John (1709–79). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754–1790 (1964).