Henry King (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry King KCB (1776–1839) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament for County Sligo in Ireland.

Henry King
Born1776 
Died26 November 1839  (aged 62–63)
Alma mater
Spouse(s)Mary Hewitt, Catherine Philips 
ChildrenLouisa Mary King, John Wingfield King, Edward Richard King 
Parent(s)
Awards
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 
Position heldMember of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom (18261830), Member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom (18221826), Member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom (18301831) 
Ranklieutenant colonel 
BranchBritish Army 

He was the fourth son of Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston (1754–1799).

He joined the army as an ensign in the 47th Foot in 1794. He was subsequently a lieutenant (1795), a captain in the 56th Foot (1796), the Life Guards (1799) and the 43rd Foot (1802), a major in the 5th Foot (1804), a lieut.-colonel in 1809, a colonel in 1814 and a major-general in 1825. He was then colonel of the 1st West India Regiment (1834) and a lieut.-general in 1838. He was severely wounded in both legs in 1799 and captured in 1805. Following the disbandment of his battalion in 1816 he was appointed to the office of Groom of the Bedchamber to the Prince Regent, afterwards George IV of the United Kingdom, serving from 1817 to 1830. He was knighted KCB on 28 March 1835.

He lived at Grove Lodge at Winkfield Row, near Windsor in Berkshire.

He died in 1839 and was buried in the parish church at Winkfield. He had married twice:firstly Mary, the daughter of the Hon. and Very Rev. John Hewitt, dean of Cloyne, with whom he had three sons and four daughters and secondly Catherine, the daughter of Rev. Edward Philipps, and widow of J. Richardson.

References

    • "KING, Hon. Henry (1776-1839)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
    Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    Charles O'Hara
    Edward Synge Cooper
    Member of Parliament for Sligo County
    1822–1831
    With: Edward Synge Cooper 1822–1830
    Edward Joshua Cooper 1830–1831
    Succeeded by
    Edward Joshua Cooper
    Alexander Perceval
    Military offices
    Preceded by
    Sir Peregrine Maitland
    Colonel of the 1st West India Regiment
    1834–1839
    Succeeded by
    Sir William Nicolay
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