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William Whitmore (14 May 1714 – 22 July 1771) was a

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officer and Member of Parliament (MP). He was the son of William Whitmore, MP of

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. He joined the Army, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1760. in 1755 he was ordered to raise a new regiment, originally to be called the 55th Foot, but subsequently named the 53rd Foot. After the regiment was formed he was given its colonelcy, prior to the regiment sailing to

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for garrison duties. In 1758 he was transferred as colonel to the

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, a commission he held until his death. He was Member of Parliament for

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from 1741 to 1747 and from 1754 to 1771. He was made

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from 1766 to his death in 1771. He died unmarried, but left a son and 2 daughters.

References

* J. B. Lawson
WHITMORE, William (1714–71), of Lower Slaughter, Glos.
in ''

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: the House of Commons 1715–1754'' (1970). * Sir Lewis Namier
WHITMORE, William (1714–71), of Lower Slaughter, Glos.
in ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754–1790'' (1964). 1714 births 1771 deaths British Army lieutenant generals Scots Guards officers Royal Norfolk Regiment officers Queen's Royal Regiment officers King's Shropshire Light Infantry officers Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub