Sir John Dalling, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Dalling, 1st Baronet (c. 1731 – 16 January 1798) was a British soldier and colonial administrator.
Dalling was the son of John Dalling, of Bungay
, Suffolk, by his wife Anne, a daughter of Colonel William Windham of Earsham
, Norfolk, who was the second son of William Windham I, of Felbrigg Hall
. Colonel Windham's grandson, Joseph Windham of Earsham (1739-1810), died in 1810 at which point Dalling's heirs inherited that estate.
He served with the British forces under James Wolfe
that captured Quebec
from France in 1759. Dalling was Governor of Jamaica from 1777 to 1782 and commander-in-chief of Madras (Fort St. George), from 1784 to 1786. He was made a Colonel of the 60th Foot in 1776, a Lieutenant-General in the Army in 1782, Colonel in the 37th Foot in 1783 and a full general in 1796. On 11 March 1783 he was created Baronet, of Burwood in the County of Surrey.
Dalling married secondly in 1770, Louisa, (d.1 824), daughter of Excelles Lawford, of Burwood, Surrey. Their only surviving son Sir William Windham Dalling, 2nd Bt, of Earsham, Norfolk, died in 1864, aged 89. The general's daughter and eventual heir, Anne Louise Dalling (d.1853), married, in 1808, the General the hon. Robert Meade, of Burrenwood
and Rathfriland
.
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Sir John Dalling, 1st Baronet (c. 1731 – 16 January 1798) was a British soldier and colonial administrator.
Dalling was the son of John Dalling, of Bungay
Bungay, Suffolk
Bungay is a market town in the English county of Suffolk. It lies in the Waveney valley, west of Beccles on the edge of The Broads, and at the neck of a meander of the River Waveney.-Early history:...
, Suffolk, by his wife Anne, a daughter of Colonel William Windham of Earsham
Earsham
Earsham is a small village in Norfolk, England. Its postal town is the nearby Bungay, Suffolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 907 in 357 households as of the 2001 census.Earsham has a number of local attractions, including:...
, Norfolk, who was the second son of William Windham I, of Felbrigg Hall
Felbrigg Hall
Felbrigg Hall is a 17th-century country house located in Felbrigg, Norfolk, England. Part of a National Trust property, the unaltered 17th-century house is noted for its Jacobean architecture and fine Georgian interior...
. Colonel Windham's grandson, Joseph Windham of Earsham (1739-1810), died in 1810 at which point Dalling's heirs inherited that estate.
He served with the British forces under James Wolfe
James Wolfe
Major General James P. Wolfe was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French in Canada...
that captured Quebec
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War...
from France in 1759. Dalling was Governor of Jamaica from 1777 to 1782 and commander-in-chief of Madras (Fort St. George), from 1784 to 1786. He was made a Colonel of the 60th Foot in 1776, a Lieutenant-General in the Army in 1782, Colonel in the 37th Foot in 1783 and a full general in 1796. On 11 March 1783 he was created Baronet, of Burwood in the County of Surrey.
Dalling married secondly in 1770, Louisa, (d.1 824), daughter of Excelles Lawford, of Burwood, Surrey. Their only surviving son Sir William Windham Dalling, 2nd Bt, of Earsham, Norfolk, died in 1864, aged 89. The general's daughter and eventual heir, Anne Louise Dalling (d.1853), married, in 1808, the General the hon. Robert Meade, of Burrenwood
Burrenwood
Burrenwood is a country house and estate near Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland.-History:The ornamental wooded and cottaged demesne at Burrenwood was conceived by Theodosia Hawkins-Magill , the Countess of Clanwilliam, a great Ulster heiress and landowner, the daughter and heir of Robert...
and Rathfriland
Rathfriland
Rathfriland is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a hilltop Plantation of Ulster settlement between the Mourne Mountains, Slieve Croob and Banbridge. It had a population of 2,079 people in the 2001 Census.-History:...
.