Sir William Houston, 1st Baronet
Sir William Houston | |
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Born | 10 August 1766 |
Died |
8 April 1842 Bromley Hill, Kent |
Buried at | Carshalton, Surrey |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars Peninsular War |
Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order |
General Sir William Houston, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCH (10 August 1766 – 8 April 1842) was a General in the British Army and the Governor of Gibraltar.
Military career
Houston was commissioned into the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot in 1781.[1] He commanded the 58th Regiment of Foot at the Capture of Minorca in 1798.[2] Later he commanded a Brigade at the Siege of Alexandria.[2] He also commanded the 7th Division during the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro in 1811 and the Battle of Badajoz in 1812.[2] Houston was Governor of Gibraltar from 8 April 1831 to 28 February 1835.[2] He set up the first official free school on Flat Bastion Road in Gibraltar whilst he was governor in 1832.[3]
After a career in the British Army he ultimately became a General in 1837.[4]
On 5 November 1808 he married Lady Jane Maitland, the fourth daughter of James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale. He died at Bromley Hill on 8 April 1842 and was interred in the catacombs at West Norwood Cemetery.[5]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 12210. p. 1. 28 July 1781. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 William Houston at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Dundas, Susan Irene (2000). "Methodism in Gibraltar and its mission in Spain, 1769-1842,". Durham etheses. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19456. p. 63. 10 January 1837. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ West Norwood Cemetery, Burial register index & purchase register, Catacomb No.16H
Sources
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir John Stuart |
Colonel of the 20th (the East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot 1815–1842 |
Succeeded by Sir James Burns |
Government offices | ||
Preceded by George Don (acting) |
Governor of Gibraltar (acting) 1831–1835 |
Succeeded by Sir Alexander Woodford |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by New creation |
Baronet 1836–1842 |
Succeeded by George Houstoun-Boswall |