James Freeth
Sir James Freeth | |
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Born | 1786 |
Died | 19 January 1867 |
Allegiance |
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Rank | General |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Royal Guelphic Order |
General Sir James Freeth KCB KH (1786 – 19 January 1867) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career
Freeth was commissioned into the 98th Regiment of Foot in 1806.[1] He served in the Peninsular War and in France from 1809 to 1814[1] and, in 1851, was appointed Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[2] He went on to be Colonel of the 64th Regiment of Foot in 1855.[3]
He was promoted Lieutenant-General in 1858[4] and full General in 1865.[5]
Family
He married Harriett Holt and together they went on to have six sons and two daughters.[6] Three of his sons became major-generals; his great-grandchild, Francis Arthur Freeth, was a chemist who developed a number of processes in explosives manufacture and a major in the Territorial Army.[7]
References
- 1 2 Gentleman's Magazine Volume III, January to June 1867
- ↑ "No. 21179". The London Gazette. 7 February 1851. p. 299.
- ↑ "No. 21789". The London Gazette. 25 September 1855. p. 3555.
- ↑ "No. 22194". The London Gazette. 26 October 1858. p. 4578.
- ↑ "No. 22955". The London Gazette. 7 April 1865. p. 1931.
- ↑ Ancestry.com
- ↑ Allen, Peter (1 November 1976). "Francis Arthur Freeth. 2 January 1884 – 15 July 1970". Biogr. Mem. Fellows R. Soc. (22): 104–118. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1976.0004. ISSN 1748-8494.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir James Gordon |
Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1851–1855 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Airey |
Preceded by Sir Richard Bourke |
Colonel of the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 1855–1867 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Keane Bloomfield |
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