John Mordaunt (MP)
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The Honourable
John Mordaunt (c. 1709 – 1767), was a British soldier and politician.
Mordaunt was the second son of John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt
and Frances Powlett. He was a cornet in the Royal Horse Guards
from 1726 to 1736. He married Hon. Mary Howe (d. 1749), the daughter of Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe
, in November 1735, and later Elizabeth Hamilton, but left no children. In 1745, he rejoined the Army to serve as the lieutenant colonel
of the Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse
, which he commanded at Culloden
.
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
John Mordaunt (c. 1709 – 1767), was a British soldier and politician.
Mordaunt was the second son of John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt
John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt
John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt was an English soldier and politician.The eldest son of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, he was a political ally of his father's and managed the attempt to impeach Lord Somers in the House of Commons in 1701.He saw distinguished service during the War of...
and Frances Powlett. He was a cornet in the Royal Horse Guards
Royal Horse Guards
The Royal Horse Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.Founded August 1650 in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell as the Regiment of Cuirassiers, the regiment became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment during the reign of...
from 1726 to 1736. He married Hon. Mary Howe (d. 1749), the daughter of Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe
Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe
Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe was a politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire from 1673 to 1685 and January 1689 to 1691.-Life:...
, in November 1735, and later Elizabeth Hamilton, but left no children. In 1745, he rejoined the Army to serve as the lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
of the Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse
Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse
The Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1745 at his own expense, in imitation of hussars in foreign service, and disbanded in 1746....
, which he commanded at Culloden
Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...
.