John Pomeroy (1724 – 10 June 1790) was an Irish general, the younger brother of

Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton (16 January 1723 – 9/11 April 1798) was an Anglo-Irish politician. He was born in Cork, the eldest son of the Rev John Pomeroy, Archdeacon of Cork, and his wife Elizabeth Donnellan of Cloghan, County Ro ...

Career

He was elected to the

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as Member of Parliament for Carrick in 1755 and for

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in May 1761. On 9 March 1762 he was promoted from Lieutenant-Colonel to Colonel of Foot, and later to Major-General. He served in North America, including at the

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. He was appointed to the

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on 28 May 1777 and promoted to Lieutenant-General on 6 September 1777. In 1783 he was re-elected for Trim alongside William Wellesley, and in May 1790 alongside Arthur Wellesley.

Death and succession

On his death later that year, he was succeeded as MP for Trim by Clotworthy Taylor, and as Colonel of the

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by Major-General John Leland.

References

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