Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 1st Baronet

Sir William Payne-Gallwey
Sir William Payne-Gallwey
Born	1759; Saint Kitts
Died	16 April 1831 (aged 71–72)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1776–1831
Rank	General

General Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 1st Baronet (1759 – 16 April 1831) was a British soldier and

Lieutenant-general in India, and was at one point second-in-command of the British Army in Spain. Thereafter he was appointed Governor of the Leeward Islands. General Payne was the half-brother of Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington

(d. 1807), who had also served as Governor of the Leeward Islands.

Early life

William Payne was born in Saint Kitts in 1759, the youngest son of the sugar plantation owner Ralph Payne and his wife Margaret (née Gallwey).^[1] The families of both his parents were established leaders of society on the island.^[2]

Career

Payne used the wealth his family had accumulated from their plantations to join the

1st Dragoons on 25 January 1776.^[3] Becoming a lieutenant on 14 July 1777, he was promoted to captain on 15 April 1782.^[3] Payne's regiment did not travel to America to fight in the American Revolutionary War but instead was kept in garrison in Britain, where it helped suppress civil unrest such as a riot by Birmingham workmen in 1791.^[3]

Payne was promoted to

lieutenant-general in 1811, he became colonel of the 19th Light Dragoons in 1814 followed by periods in the 12th Royal Lancers and 3rd The King's Own Hussars. In 1825, he became a full general.^[4]

Payne was created a baronet in the

Royal Sign Manual the additional surname of Gallwey, in compliance with the will of his maternal uncle Tobias Wall Gallwey of St. Christopher Island.^{[citation needed}

]

Family

On 19 November 1804, William Payne married Lady Harriet Quinn (d. 13 December 1845), only daughter of Valentine Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl.^[3] They had two sons and a daughter, Caroline. Their second son, Philip, had seven sons, two daughters, and many descendants. Sir William was succeeded by his eldest son and heir, Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 2nd Baronet.

Citations

^ Heathcote, Wellington's Peninsular War Generals, p. 99.
^ Heathcote, Wellington's Peninsular War Generals, pp. 99-100.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Heathcote, Wellington's Peninsular War Generals, p. 100.
^ Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. Edward Cave. 1831. p. 466.

References

Heathcote, T.A. (2010). Wellington's Peninsular War Generals & Their Battles: A Biographical and Historical Dictionary. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword.
ISBN 978-1-84884-061-4

Townend, Peter, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 105th edition, London, 1970, p. 1071.

Military offices
Preceded by William Cartwright	Colonel of the 23rd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1807–1814	Succeeded by Sir Henry Fane
Preceded by The Viscount Howe	Colonel of the 19th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1814–1815	Succeeded by Sir John Vandeleur
Preceded by Sir James Steuart-Denham, Bt	Colonel of the 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Royal Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers) 1815–1825	Succeeded by Sir Colquhoun Grant
Preceded by Richard Vyse	Colonel of the 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards 1825–1831	Succeeded by Samuel Hawker
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Hampton Hill) 1812–1831	Succeeded by William Payne-Gallwey

[Heathcote1-1] Heathcote, Wellington's Peninsular War Generals, p. 99.

[Heathcote2-2] Heathcote, Wellington's Peninsular War Generals, pp. 99-100.

[Heathcote3-3] Heathcote, Wellington's Peninsular War Generals, p. 100.

[4] Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. Edward Cave. 1831. p. 466.

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