William John Codrington

William John Codrington

Sir William John Codrington (1804 – 6 August 1884) was a British general and politician who served in the Crimean War. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Army after the death of General Simpson from October 1855 until the British Army left the Crimea. His father was Admiral Sir Edward Codrington.

He entered the Army in 1821. Before becoming Commander-in-Chief in the Crimea, in 1854-55 he commanded a brigade of the Light Division and then a division. He became Colonel of the 54th Foot and a Lieutenant General in 1856.

In politics, Codrington was a Liberal supporter of Viscount Palmerston. He particularly liked his leader's foreign policy. He was in favour of "progressive reform" and "civil and religious liberty", but did not support the secret ballot.

He was Member of Parliament for Greenwich between a by-election in February 1857 and 1859. He contested Westminster in 1874 and Lewes in 1880.

Codrington was Governor of Gibraltar from 1859 to 1865.

References

* "Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885", edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
*Rayment
*Nuttall


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