General John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (28 April 1718 – 22 October 1784) was a British politician and soldier.
Career
Waldegrave was the youngest son of the 1st Earl Waldegrave.[1][2] He joined the 1st Regiment of Foot in 1735, rising to the rank of captain in 1739. He became a lieutenant-colonel in the 3rd Regiment of Foot in 1743 and fought in 1745 at the Battle of Fontenoy, where he was wounded, during the War of the Austrian Succession.[1]
He became a member of parliament (MP) for Orford in 1747 and for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1754.[1] Promoted to major-general in 1757, he took part in the raid on St Malo in June 1758 and the Battle of Minden in August 1759 during the Seven Years' War.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant-general in 1759 and became a Groom of the Bedchamber in 1760. On the death of his elder brother James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave without male heirs in 1763, Waldegrave inherited his titles and estates, including the family seat at Chewton Mendip. He was promoted to full general in 1772 and died in 1784.[1]
Family
On 7 May 1751, he had married Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, a younger daughter of the 1st Earl Gower and they had four children:[1]
Ancestry
Ancestors of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave |
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| | | | | | | | | Sir Henry Waldegrave of Stanninghall and Chewton, 2nd Baronet | | | | | | | Sir Charles Waldegrave of Stanninghall and Chewton, 3rd Baronet | | | | | | | | | | Ann/Anne Paston | | | | | | | Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave | | | | | | | | | | | | Sir Francis Englefield, 2nd Baronet | | | | | | | Helen Englefield | | | | | | | | | | Winifred Brooksby | | | | | | | James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave | | | | | | | | | | | | | | King Charles I of England | | | | | | | King James II of England | | | | | | | | | | Henrietta Maria of France | | | | | | | Henrietta FitzJames | | | | | | | | | | | | Sir Winston Churchill | | | | | | | Arabella Churchill | | | | | | | | | | Elizabeth Drake | | | | | | | John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sir John Webb, 1st Baronet | | | | | | | Sir John Webb, 2nd Baronet | | | | | | | | | | Mary Carrell/Caryll | | | | | | | Sir John Webb, 3rd Baronet | | | | | | | | | | | | John (or William?) Blomer/Bloomer of Hatherop Castle | | | | | | | Mary Blomer/Bloomer | | | | | | | | | | Frances Browne | | | | | | | Mary Webb | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sir Thomas Belasyse of Newborough, 1st Viscount Fauconberg | | | | | | | John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse | | | | | | | | | | Barbara Cholmondeley/Cholmeley/Cholmley | | | | | | | Barbara Belasyse | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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