John Macdonald (British Army officer)

Sir John Macdonald
Died 1850
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Sir John Macdonald GCB (died 28 March 1850) is a former Adjutant-General to the Forces.

Military career

John Macdonald was commissioned into the 89th Regiment of Foot in 1795.[1]

He was a trusted aide to the Duke of Wellington. He rose to be Deputy Adjutant-General[2] and then in July 1830 he was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces.[3] In this role he was conservative in his outlook and supported the Duke of Wellington in his efforts to retain flogging as a method of discipline.[4] He was awarded the GCB in 1847[5] and died in office on 28 March 1850.[6]

He lived at 25 Pall Mall in London.[7]

He was also Colonel of the 67th Regiment of Foot[8] and then the 42nd Regiment of Foot.[9]

References

  1. ^ John Macdonald at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  2. ^ London Gazette: no. 18328. p. 179. 24 January 1827. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 18711. p. 1582. 27 July 1830. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  4. ^ Radicalism and reform in Britain, 1780-1850 By John Rowland Dinwiddy Page 134 Hambledon Continuum, 1992, ISBN 978-1-85285-062-3
  5. ^ London Gazette: no. 20775. p. 3369. 17 September 1847. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  6. ^ The Scottish Nation: Macdonald
  7. ^ Survey of London Volumes 29 and 30 By F. H. W. Sheppard
  8. ^ London Gazette: no. 18501. p. 1653. 1 September 1828. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  9. ^ London Gazette: no. 20306. p. 181. 19 January 1844. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Herbert Taylor		 Adjutant General
1830–1850		 Succeeded by
Sir George Brown