Hugh Gordon (British Army officer)
Hugh Mackay Gordon | |
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Hugh Mackay Gordon | |
Born | 1760 |
Died | 12 March 1823 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1775 - 1821 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Garrison of Jersey |
Battles/wars | American War of Independence |
Lieutenant General Hugh Mackay Gordon (1760 – 12 March 1823) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Military career
Gordon joined the British Army in 1775[1] and served in the American War of Independence being taken as a Prisoner of war during the Siege of Pensacola in 1781.[2] He served in the West Indies from 1793 and became Assistant Quartermaster-General in the East Indies in 1798.[2] He was appointed Inspector of militia in Jersey in 1799 and joined the staff in Madeira in 1811 before becoming Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth in 1815.[2] In 1816 he went on to be Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.[3]
He was also Colonel of the 16th Regiment of Foot.[3]
There is a memorial to him in St James's Church, Piccadilly.[4]
References
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Hilgrove Turner |
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1816–1821 |
Succeeded by Sir Colin Halkett |