George Berkeley (British Army officer)
General Sir George Henry Frederick Berkeley KCB (9 July 1785 – 25 September 1857) was a British Army officer and Conservative politician.
Sir George Berkeley | |
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| Born | 9 July 1785 |
| Died | 25 September 1857 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Madras Army |
| Battles/wars | Waterloo Campaign Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Berkeley was the eldest son of Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley, third son of Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley. His mother was Lady Emilia Charlotte, daughter of Lord George Lennox.
At the start of the Waterloo Campaign of 1815, he was the Duke of Wellington's liaison officer at the Prince of Orange's headquarters.[1] He was also created KCB in 1815. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army in 1848[2] and Surveyor-General of the Ordnance in 1852.[3]
He was given the colonelcy of the 81st Regiment of Foot in 1844,[4] transferring in 1845 to the 35th Regiment of Foot, a position he held until his death.[5] He was promoted full general on 20 June 1854.[6]
Political career
Berkeley was returned to Parliament for Devonport in 1852, a seat he held until 1857.
Family
Berkeley died in September 1857, aged 72.
He had married Lucy, daughter of Sir Thomas Sutton, 1st Baronet, in 1815. They had three sons and one daughter. His third son, George, succeeded as 7th Earl of Berkeley in 1882. Lady Berkeley died in February 1870.
Notes
- Peter Hofschröer. Did the Duke of Wellington deceive his Prussian Allies in the Campaign of 1815?, p. 2 Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, website of A. W. Cockerill, Retrieved 18 October 2009)
- Memoranda on the Kaffir War in 1847. Communicated by Lieutenant General Sir G. Berkeley, K.C.B., Commander-In-Chief of the Madras Army. Extracted from the Madras Artillery Records. with a Map.
- Harrovians of distinction
- "81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Military Gazette". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Berkeley
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by The Marquess of Tweeddale |
C-in-C, Madras Army 1848–1851 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Armstrong |
| Preceded by Charles Richard Fox |
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance 1852–1853 |
Succeeded by Lauderdale Maule |
| Preceded by Sir Richard Downes Jackson |
Colonel of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot 1845–1857 |
Succeeded by Sir John Leslie |
| Preceded by Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell |
Colonel of the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) 1844–1845 |
Succeeded by Sir Neil Douglas |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Henry Tufnell Sir John Romilly |
Member of Parliament for Devonport 1852–1857 With: Henry Tufnell 1852–1854 Sir Thomas Erskine Perry 1854–1857 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Erskine Perry James Wilson |
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