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John Parslow (British Army officer)

General John Parslow (died 15 November 1786) was a British Army general of the 18th century.

John Parslow
Died15 November 1786
Bath, Somerset
Allegiance Great Britain
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsSeven Years' War[1]

Military career edit

Parslow served as a junior officer with the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards.[2] He became colonel of the 70th (Glasgow Lowland) Regiment of Foot in April 1758,[3] colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot in September 1760[4][5] and colonel of the 30th Regiment of Foot in April 1770.[6] He was promoted to full general on 20 November 1782.[7]

He was Governor of Gibraltar from 1761 to 1762.[8]

Family life edit

John Parslow married Margaret Hillersden, the daughter of the Whig MP for Bedford, William Hillersden, and his wife Elizabeth.[9] Parslow's daughter Charlotte predeceased him on 11 June 1786.[10] Parslow himself died at the town of Bath on 15 November 1786.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Biographical account of John Hadley, Vice President of the Royal Society and the Inventor of the Quadrant and of his brothers, George and Henry Hadley. R.B. Bate. 1835. p. 26.
  2. ^ a b "General John Parslow 1758 - 1760". Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ^ . regiments.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ . regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "No. 10039". The London Gazette. 27 September 1760. p. 1.
  6. ^ . Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  7. ^ Haydn's Book of Dignities (1851) p. 318.
  8. ^ Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 277.
  9. ^ "Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society". Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  10. ^ Lynne Squires (1885). "East Barnet: Cass, Frederick Charles, b. 1824". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
New post
Colonel of the 70th (Glasgow Lowland) Regiment of Foot
1758–1760
Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot
1760–1770
Succeeded by
Mariscoe Frederick
Preceded by Colonel of the 30th Regiment of Foot
1770–1786
Succeeded by

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