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and Hon. Rachel Russell. On 1 November 1738, he was appointed colonel of the

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. He led the regiment during the

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, and was present at several engagements, including the investment of Cartagena and the attempt upon

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. He was returned in May 1741 as the Member of Parliament for Malton, while in Jamaica between the two aforementioned engagements, but he died in November, presumably of tropical illness.

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