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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Gladwin
Forenames	Henry
Pre Title	Major-General
Place	Wingerworth
Epithet	British army officer
Dates	c1729-1791
Gender Identity	Male
Biography	Henry was the eldest son of Henry Gladwin (1692-1763) of Stubbing Court, Wingerworth, and his second wife, Mary Digby Dakeyne. In 1762, he married Frances Beridge (1741-1817) which whom he had ten surviving children. He served in the British army in North America, and was the British commander at the Siege of Fort Detroit during Pontiac's War of 1763-1766. He died at Stubbing Court in 1791.
Authorised Form of Name	Gladwin; Major-General; Henry (c1729-1791); British army officer

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