Lieutenant-General John Home Home was an officer of the British Army.
Biography
He was the son of John Home, a captain in the Army, who inherited the estate of
Bassendean from a cousin, and his wife Mary, née Mackay. Home served as commanding officer of the
Grenadier Guards
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, and acted as lieutenant-governor and commander-in-chief in Nova Scotia.
[ He was also colonel of the ]56th Regiment of Foot
The 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881. It was originally raised in Northumbria as the 58th Regiment, and renumbered the 56th the following year when two senior regiments we ...
. He died at his lodgings in Pall Mall, London
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on 22 April 1860, aged sixty-three.['']The Spectator
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It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...
'', 28 April 1860
p. 20
He had no children, and was succeeded by his nephew, John Hutcheson Fergusson (son of James Fergusson and Mary Home), who adopted the name and arms of Home in addition to Fergusson.['']Burke's Landed Gentry
''Burke's Landed Gentry'' (originally titled ''Burke's Commoners'') is a reference work listing families in Great Britain and Ireland who have owned rural estates of some size. The work has been in existence from the first half of the 19th cent ...
'', fifth edition (1871), vol. I
p. 640
References
1790s births
1860 deaths
People from Berwickshire
British Army lieutenant generals
Grenadier Guards officers
56th Regiment of Foot officers
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