john, irwin, british, army, officer, general, john, irwin, 1727, 1788, irish, soldier, served, british, army, generalsir, john, irwinkbborn1727, 8dublin, irelanddiedmay, 1788parma, italyallegiance, kingdom, great, britainservice, branchbritish, armyrankgeneral. General Sir John Irwin KB 1727 28 May 1788 was an Irish soldier who served in the British Army GeneralSir John IrwinKBBorn1727 8Dublin IrelandDiedMay 1788Parma ItalyAllegiance Kingdom of Great BritainService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankGeneralBattles warsSeven Years WarAwardsKnight of the Order of the Bath Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 References 4 External linksCareer editEducated in Ireland Irwin was commissioned into the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1736 1 He served in an attack on the French coast in 1758 and then fought under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick in Germany in 1760 1 He served as Member of Parliament MP for East Grinstead from 1762 to 1783 Governor of Gibraltar from 1765 to 1767 member of the Irish privy council and as Commander in Chief Ireland from 1775 to 1782 1 Losing the last of these posts on the fall of Lord North s administration in March 1782 he moved back into his house in Piccadilly and his place in parliament rising to full General and retiring from parliament in 1783 1 In debt in 1783 he moved to France and then Parma where he was welcomed by Ferdinand Duke of Parma and Maria Amalia Duchess of Parma and hosted British ex patriates and visitors to the city until his death 1 Family editHe married three times to Elizabeth Henry in 1749 to Anne Barry in 1753 and finally to Caroline with whom he had two children 1 References edit a b c d e f John Irwin at Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyExternal links editLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byCharles SackvilleSir Thomas Hales Bt Member of Parliament for East Grinstead1762 1783 With Earl of Middlesex 1762 1765Sir Charles Farnaby 1765 1767Lord George Sackville 1767 1782Henry Arthur Herbert 1782 1783 Succeeded byHenry Arthur HerbertGeorge Medley Military offices Preceded byEdward Cornwallis Governor of Gibraltar1765 1767 Succeeded byRobert Boyd acting Preceded bySir David Cunynghame Colonel of the 57th West Middlesex Regiment of Foot1767 1780 Succeeded byJohn Campbell Preceded byGeorge Augustus Eliott Commander in Chief Ireland1775 1782 Succeeded byJohn Burgoyne Governor of Londonderry1775 1776 Succeeded byJohn Hale Preceded bySir William Augustus Pitt Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Horse Carabiniers 1780 1788 Succeeded byThe Earl of Carhampton nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Irwin British Army officer amp oldid 1219073228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
