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Edmund Phipps

1760 – 1837

British Member of Parliament and Army officer

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Lived 1760 – 1837 (aged 77). Edmund Phipps was a British politician.

General Edmund Phipps (7 April 1760 – 14 September 1837) was a senior British Army officer and Member of Parliament.

He was born in London, the fourth son of Constantine Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave and was the younger brother of Constantine John Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, Hon. Charles Phipps and Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave. He was educated at Eton College (1771–73) and St John's College, Cambridge (1778–80).

He entered the Army in 1780 as an ensign in the 85th Regiment of Foot, became a lieutenant in the 88th Foot and then a captain in the 93rd Foot. In 1782 he was appointed aide-de-camp to the Governor of Gibraltar. He transferred as a captain to the 1st Foot Guards and was a.d.c. to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1784 to 1787. He was promoted brevet-colonel in 1796, major-general in 1801 and lieutenant-general in 1808. In 1807 he was appointed colonel-commandant of both the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot (later the Kings Royal Rifle Corps), a position he held until his death. He was made full general on 12 August 1819.

He also held the positions of Paymaster and Inspector-General of the Marines (1810–1812) and Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance (1812–30).

When his elder brother was elevated to the peerage he inherited his Parliamentary seat for Scarborough, holding the seat himself from 1794 to 1818. He was subsequently elected to represent Queenborough from 1818 to 1820 and Scarborough again from 1820 to 1832.

He died unmarried in 1837 in Venice.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Eton College, St John's College
Positions held
Member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom
Also known as
General Hon. Edmund Phipps, Hon. Edmund Phipps

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Who was Edmund Phipps?

British Member of Parliament and Army officer (1760-1837)

When was Edmund Phipps born?

Edmund Phipps was born on 7 April 1760.

When did Edmund Phipps die?

Edmund Phipps died on 14 September 1837.

What was Edmund Phipps's occupation?

Edmund Phipps was a politician.

What nationality was Edmund Phipps?

Edmund Phipps was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edmund Phipps

· Wikidata: Q26262862

· DBpedia: Edmund Phipps (British Army officer)

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