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Sir Martin Hunter (1757–1846) was a

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officer, and governor of Stirling Castle. In 1797, he married Scottish heiress Jean Dickson (died 1845). They had a large family,''Dictionary of National Biography''
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/ref> including daughter Margaret Dysart Hunter who married Charles Samuel Grey, son of Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet Grey of Fallodon and nephew of

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, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who abolished slavery in the British Empire in 1833. Hunter joined the army in 1771, as an

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in the

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, and was made

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in 1775. He accompanied his regiment to America, where he saw action during the

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at Bunker Hill, Brooklyn, Brandywine, and Fort Washington. He was wounded during a night attack on General Wayne's brigade.Philippart, p. 234 In 1777 Hunter was made captain in the 52nd. He served in India, commanding the corps who attacked the breach at

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in 1785, and commanded the 52nd at various sieges during the campaign under Lord Cornwallis. He was wounded during the battle at Seringapatam in 1792. In 1793, Hunter obtained a majority in the 91st Foot, and in 1794, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Hunter held a commissions in the 60th Foot, and also the 48th Foot, which he commanded in

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, Trinidad and Puerto Rico. In 1800 he became colonel, and in 1801, brigadier-general. Hunter was made lieutenant-general in 1812, and general in 1825. He served as Governor of Pendennis Castle in Cornwall from 1823 to 1832 and as Governor of Stirling Castle in Scotland from 1832 until his death. Hunter died in 1846, the last survivor of Lexington and Concord.

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*Philippart, John; (1820) ''The Royal Military Calendar, Or Army Service and Commission Book'', UK: A.J. Valpy, availabl
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