John Theophilus Rawdon

John Theophilus Rawdon (19 November 1756 – May 5, 1808) was a British politician who served as member of parliament for Appleby from 1791 to 1796, and for Launceston from 1796 to 1802.

Personal life Rawdon was born as the second son of John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira and Elizabeth Rawdon, Countess of Moira. He became a lieutenant in late 1776, and was slightly injured in a skirmish in the aftermath of the White Plains, when a cannonball struck two men close to him and fragmented a piece of skull into his knee.

In 1777, Rawdon was appointed a captain in the 4th Regiment of Foot, and suffered the amputation of his leg after being shot in the knee at the Battle of Brandywine. After recovering, he served as captain of a garrison on the Isle of Wight.

Political career

In 1796, Rawdon voted against abolition of the slave trade, in contrast to his brother Francis. and Frances Charlotte Rawdon (b. February 2 1795).