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Sir George Gray, 3rd Baronet

1715 – 1773

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Lived 1715 – 1773 (aged 57–58). Sir George Gray, 3rd Baronet was a British politician.

Lieutenant-General Sir George Gray, 3rd Baronet ( 1710 – 14 February 1773) was an officer of the British Army.

Biography He was a younger son of Sir James Gray, 1st Baronet, by his wife Hester Dodd. He served for many years in the Household Cavalry, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Troop of Horse Guards in July 1749. On 19 July 1759, he was appointed colonel of the 61st Regiment of Foot, and in 1761 he was promoted major-general. He transferred to the colonelcy of the 37th Regiment of Foot in 1768, and in 1770 he was promoted to lieutenant-general. He was also an amateur architect.

On 9 January 1773, he succeeded his brother James in the baronetcy, but he died the following month on 14 February, and was buried at Kensington on 17 February 1773. He had no children by his wife Charlotte, and the baronetcy became extinct. His widow died in 1788.

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Member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain

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Sir George Gray, 3rd Baronet was born in 1715.

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Sir George Gray, 3rd Baronet died on 14 February 1773.

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Sir George Gray, 3rd Baronet was a politician.

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Sir George Gray, 3rd Baronet was British.

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· Wikidata: Q16239721

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