John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave

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.

Seven Years War

He became an Member of Parliament (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 four children:

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    Parliament of Great Britain
    Preceded by
    Viscount Glenorchy
    Hon. John Bateman
    Member of Parliament for Orford
    17471754
    With: Henry Bilson Legge
    Succeeded by
    John Offley
    Henry Bilson Legge
    Preceded by
    Baptist Leveson-Gower
    Viscount Parker
    Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
    1754–1763
    With: Baptist Leveson-Gower 1754–1761
    Henry Vernon 1761–1762
    Sir Lawrence Dundas 1762–1763
    Succeeded by
    Thomas Gilbert
    Sir Lawrence Dundas
    Military offices
    Preceded by
    Sir Charles Powlett
    Colonel of the 9th Regiment of Foot
    1751–1755
    Succeeded by
    Sir Joseph Yorke
    Preceded by
    Richard St George
    Colonel of the 8th Regiment of Dragoons
    1755–1758
    Preceded by
    Thomas Bligh
    Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Dragoons
    1758–1759
    Succeeded by
    Hon. John Fitzwilliam
    Preceded by
    Lord George Sackville
    Colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
    1759–1773
    Succeeded by
    The Viscount Townshend
    Preceded by
    Richard Onslow
    Governor of Plymouth
    1760–1784
    Succeeded by
    Lord George Lennox
    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
    17701784
    Succeeded by
    The Earl Waldegrave
    Honorary titles
    Preceded by
    The Earl of Rochford
    Lord Lieutenant of Essex
    17811784
    Succeeded by
    The Lord Howard de Walden
    Peerage of Great Britain
    Preceded by
    James Waldegrave
    Earl Waldegrave
    17631784
    Succeeded by
    George Waldegrave