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Fitzwilliam, John, 1714-1789
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1714-1789
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FITZWILLIAM, HON. JOHN, brother of Richard Fitzwilliam, 6th Viscount Fitzwilliam (I) (qv); bap 28 Mar 1714; adm. (aged 10) Sep 1724; in under school list 1726; Page of Honour to George II as Prince of Wales 14 Nov 1726-7 and as King 29 Dec 1727 - Oct 1734; Cornet, Royal Horse Guards 20 Apr 1732; Lieut., 11 Dec 1739; Capt. -Lieut., 25 Dec 1744; Capt., 18 Feb 1745; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 1st Foot Guards 23 Jul 1745; Col., 2nd Foot 12 Nov 1755 – Nov 1760, 2nd Irish Horse (afterwards 5th Dragoon Guards) from 27 Nov 1760; Maj. -Gen., 25 Jun 1759; Lieut. -Gen., 19 Jan 1761; Gen., 19 Mar 1778; Groom of the Bedchamber to Duke of Cumberland 1746 - still 1760; MP New Windsor 1754-68; m. Oct 1751 Barbara, widow of William Cavendish, and dau. of Right Rev. Edward Chandler DD, Bishop of Durham; d. 31 Jul 1789.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.