John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave

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John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (28 April 1718 – 22 October 1784) was a British politician and soldier.

Waldegrave was the youngest son of the 1st Earl Waldegrave. He joined the 1st Regiment of Foot in 1735, rising to the rank of Captain in 1739. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Regiment of Foot in 1743 and fought at the Battle of Fontenoy where he was wounded in 1745. He became an MP 1747 and continued his military career alongside his political one, becoming a Major General in 1757 and fought at the Battle of Minden in 1759, became a Lieutenant-General that year and fought at the Battle of Warburg in 1760. He later became a General in 1772.

Waldegrave was a Groom of the Bedchamber from 1760-63 and upon the death of his elder brother without male-heirs in 1763, Waldegrave inherited his titles. On 7 May 1751, he had married Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, a younger daughter of the 1st Earl Gower and they had three children:

• Hon. George Waldegrave (1751–1789)
• Hon. William Waldegrave (1753–1825)
• Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave (1758–1823)

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Viscount Glenorchy and Hon. John Bateman	Member for Orford with Henry Bilson Legge 1747–1754	Succeeded by John Offley and Henry Bilson Legge
Preceded by Viscount Parker	Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme with Baptist Leveson-Gower, Henry Vernon and Sir Lawrence Dundas 1754–1763	Succeeded by Thomas Gilbert and Sir Lawrence Dundas
Military Offices
Preceded by Sir Charles Powlett	Colonel of the 9th Regiment of Foot 1751–1755	Succeeded by Gen. Sir Joseph Yorke
Preceded by Lt-Gen. Richard St George	Colonel of the 8th Regiment of Dragoons 1755–1758
Preceded by Lt-Gen. Thomas Bligh	Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Dragoons 1758–1759	Succeeded by Gen. Hon. John Fitzwilliam
Preceded by Lord George Sackville	Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons 1758–1759	Succeeded by The Viscount Townshend
Preceded by The Lord Tyrawley	Colonel of the Coldstream Guards 1773–1784	Succeeded by The Duke of York and Albany
Political offices
Preceded by The Duke of Beaufort	Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte 1770–1784	Succeeded by The Earl Waldegrave
Honorary Titles
Preceded by The Earl of Rochford	Lord Lieutenant of Essex 1781–1784	Succeeded by The Lord Howard de Walden
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by James Waldegrave	Earl Waldegrave 1763–1784	Succeeded by George Waldegrave