John Irwin (British Army officer)
General Sir John Irwin KB | |
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| Born | 1727/8 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | May 1788 Parma, Italy |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Seven Years' War |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir John Irwin KB (1727/28 – May 1788) was an Irish soldier who served in the British Army.
Career
[edit]Educated 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
[edit]He married three times: to Elizabeth Henry in 1749, to Anne Barry in 1753 and finally to Caroline with whom he had two children.[1]
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