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George Frederick Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown (5 August 1802 – 4 January 1890), styled The Honourable George Upton until 1863, was an Irish soldier and politician.

Military career

Upton was the second son of John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown of Botleys, Surrey and Lady Mary Montagu, daughter of

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He joined the British Army in 1823 and was promoted lieutenant in 1825, captain in 1826, major in 1837, and lieutenant-colonel in 1841, all in the 62nd Foot, with the exception of the period 13 February 1827 to 8 June 1830 when serving as a Captain with 60th rifles. In 1842 he transferred to be captain and lieutenant-colonel in the

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. He was a major and brevet colonel in command of 1st Battalion in the Crimea in 1854–55, taking part in the Battles of the

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and

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and was made CB in 1855 and major general in 1858. He was made a commander of the

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in 1856 and awarded the

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(fourth class) in 1858. In 1859 he was returned to parliament for

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, a seat he held until 1863, when he succeeded his childless elder brother in the viscountcy. In 1866 he was elected an

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. Promoted lieutenant-general, he became general officer commanding Western District at Devonport in January 1865 and general officer commanding Southern District at

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in August 1870. He was briefly colonel of the 90th Foot in 1862 before transferring to be colonel of 2nd Battalion,

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from 1862 to 1876 and then the

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from 1876 until his death in 1890. He was elevated to KCB in 1869 and promoted full general on 6 April 1873. He was further elevated to GCB in 1886. Lord Templetown died in January 1890, aged 87, and was interred in the Templeton Mausoleum in the Old Templepatrick Burial Ground , next to the family seat at Castle Upton, County Antrim. He had married Susan Woodford, the daughter of Field Marshal Sir Alexander Woodford GCB and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his nephew,

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, son of his younger brother Edward John Upton.

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