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Loftus, William Francis Bentinck, 1784-1852
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Dates of existence
1784-1852
History
LOFTUS, WILLIAM FRANCIS BENTINCK, brother of Henry Loftus (qv); b. 17 Aug 1784; adm. 24 Sep 1794 (Clapham); in school list 1795; left Midsummer 1796; Cornet, 15th Light Dragoons 30 Aug 1799; Lieut., 16 Jul 1800; Capt., 20 Apr 1804; Maj., 28th Foot 9 Apr 1807; Lieut. -Col., 4 Jun 1813; half-pay 25 Dec 1814; Brevet Col., 22 Jul 1830; Maj. -Gen., 23 Nov 1841; Col., 50th Foot, from 11 Apr 1851; Lieut. -Gen., 11 Nov 1851; served in Peninsular War; m. 9 Oct 1819 Margaret Harriet, dau. of Very Rev. James Langrishe, Dean of Achonry; d. 13 Sep 1852.
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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.