John Clavering (British Army officer)
- John Clavering (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Sir John Clavering KB ("bapt." 1722 - 30 August 1777) was an army officer and diplomat.
Baptised in Lanchester, County Durham, England in 1722, Clavering was the younger son of Sir James Clavering Bt and Catherine Yorke,[T. H. Bowyer, ‘Clavering, Sir John (bap. 1722, d. 1777)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5553, accessed 26 May 2008] ] and younger brother of Sir Thomas Clavering, 7th Baronet.][ [http://www.thepeerage.com/p22708.htm#i227078 The Peerage website] ] He was commissioned as ensign in the Army in 1736, and was a captain of the Coldstream Guards by 1753.]During the Seven Years' War, Clavering served in the West Indies, commanding the attack on Guadeloupe, in 1759.Clavering was married twice; firstly (in 1756) he married Lady Diana West, daughter of John West, 1st Earl De La Warr. Lady Diana died in 1766. In 1772, Clavering married his cousin, Catherine Yorke.
He was created a Knight of the Bath in 1775. He died at Calcutta, India.References
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NAME = Clavering, Sir John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Army officer and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH = after 1722
PLACE OF BIRTH = Northumberland, England
DATE OF DEATH = 1777
PLACE OF DEATH = India
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