Henry Clinton (other)
Henry Clinton may refer to: * Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln (1539–1616), English peer, styled Lord Clinton from 1572 to 1585 * Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684–1728), uncle of Sir Henry Clinton (1730–1795) * Sir Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730) (General, 1730–1795), general during the American War of Independence; British Commander-in-Chief in North America * Sir Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1771) (Lieutenant General, 1771–1829), son of Sir Henry Clinton (1730–1795), British Army officer; general officer during Napoleonic Wars * Henry Fynes Clinton Henry Fynes Clinton (14 January 1781 – 24 October 1852) was a 19th-century English classical scholar and chronologist, who sat as a Tory Member of Parliament. Family background He was born at Gamston, Nottinghamshire, the eldest son of ... (1781–1852), English classical scholar and chronologist See also * Henry Pelham-Clinton (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Clin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl Of Lincoln
Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln, Knight of the Bath, KB (1539 – 29 September 1616) was an English peerage, peer, styled Lord Clinton from 1572 to 1585. Known for repeated accusations of extortion, abduction and arson, among other things, Henry was likely among the most feared and hated noblemen in England during his time as Earl of Lincoln. Life The eldest son of the Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, 1st Earl of Lincoln, by second wife Ursula, daughter of William Stourton, 7th Baron Stourton, William, 7th Baron Stourton, Henry Clinton was appointed a Knight of the Bath in 1553. He was returned to the House of Commons, representing the constituency of Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency), Lincolnshire in 1571, having been commissioned a Cavalry, Captain of Horse in the Royal Guards in 1569. He also served as List of Vice-Admirals of Lincolnshire, Vice-Admiral of Lincolnshire and List of Vice-Admirals of Yorkshire, of Yorkshire. He inherited the Earldom of Lincoln ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clinton, 7th Earl Of Lincoln
Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln, (16847 September 1728), was the elder surviving son of Francis Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln and his second wife Susan Penyston (died 1720), younger daughter of Rev Anthony Penyston (son of Sir Thomas Penyston, 1st Baronet, Sir Thomas Penyston). He succeeded as Earl of Lincoln upon his father's death in 1693, taking his seat in the House of Lords in 1708. As the brother-in-law of a prominent politician (Duke of Newcastle, Newcastle), he served in several offices of state during his lifetime. In 1719 he was one of the main subscribers in the Royal Academy of Music (1719), a corporation that produced baroque opera on stage. From 1715 to 1720, he served as Paymaster of the Forces. Three years later, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets and Constable of the Tower of London, a prestigious position. He was then elected as a bailiff of the Bedford Level Corporation in 1724, and appointed Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire in 1728, s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clinton (British Army Officer, Born 1730)
General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence. He arrived in Boston in May 1775 and was the British Commander-in-Chief in America from 1778 to 1782. He was a Member of Parliament for many years due to the influence of his cousin Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle. Late in life, he was named Governor of Gibraltar, but he died before assuming the post. Early life Birth Henry Clinton was born on 16 April 1730, to Admiral George Clinton and Anne Carle, the daughter of a general. Willcox, 1964, p. 5. Clinton claimed in a notebook found in 1958 to be born in 1730, and that evidence from English peerage records places the date of birth as 16 April. Willcox also notes that none of these records give indication of the place of Clinton's birth. Willcox, 1964, p. 6. Historia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Clinton (British Army Officer, Born 1771)
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton (9 March 1771 – 11 December 1829) was a British Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He came from a family of soldiers. His elder brother was William Henry Clinton and his father was General Sir Henry Clinton the British Commander-in-Chief in North America during the American Revolutionary War, and his grandfather was Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton (1686–1761). Early military career Clinton first went to sea as a midshipman in 1786 in with Captain Erasmus Gower who was flag captain to Commodore John Elliot. Elliot was commander-in-chief and governor of Newfoundland from 1786 to 1788. Clinton suffered from severe seasickness and left the navy at the completion of three years with Captain Gower in Newfoundland. He received his officer's commission in 1787. He went on to serve in the Flanders campaign as an aide-de-camp to the Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, starting in 1793. He wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Fynes Clinton
Henry Fynes Clinton (14 January 1781 – 24 October 1852) was a 19th-century English classical scholar and chronologist, who sat as a Tory Member of Parliament. Family background He was born at Gamston, Nottinghamshire, the eldest son of the Revd Dr Charles Fynes (''later'' Fynes Clinton), Prebendary of Westminster and Perpetual Curate of St. Margaret's, Westminster. Of aristocratic descent, his family bore the surname of Fynes for five generations until his father, the Revd Preb. Charles Fynes, resumed the ancient noble name of Clinton in 1821. His younger brother Clinton Fynes Clinton MP is ancestor of the present Earl of Lincoln. Life Educated at Southwell Grammar School and Westminster School, Fynes Clinton went up to Christ Church, Oxford, where he read classical literature and history ( MA 1805). He then entered Lincoln's Inn in 1808 to study law. From 1806 to 1826 Fynes Clinton served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldborough. Fynes Clinton marrie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |