William Henry Pringle
Lieutenant-General Sir William Henry Pringle GCB (21 August 1772[1] – 23 December 1840) was a British Army officer who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for two constituencies in Cornwall. [2]
He was born the eldest son of Maj-Gen. Henry Pringle, of Dublin and educated privately and at Trinity College, Dublin.
He joined the British Army as a cornet and progressed to the rank of Colonel of the 64th Foot in 1816. Further promotion to Lieutenant-General followed before he was transferred as Colonel for life in 1837 to the 45th Regiment of Foot. He was made KCB in 1815 and GCB in 1834.
He was MP for St Germans from 1812 to 1818, and then for Liskeard from 1818 to 1832.
He died in 1840. He had married Hester Harriet Pitt, the daughter and heiress of Hon. Edward James Eliot, with whom he had a son and 4 daughters.
References
- ↑ Diary of Maj Gen Henry Pringle
- ↑ "PRINGLE, William Henry (?1771-1840), of 17 Stratford Place, Marylebone, Mdx.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Philip Yorke Matthew Montagu |
Member of Parliament for St Germans 1812–1818 With: Henry Goulburn |
Succeeded by Seymour Thomas Bathurst Charles Arbuthnot |
| Preceded by William Eliot Charles Philip Yorke |
Member of Parliament for Liskeard 1812–1832 With: William Eliot 1812–26 Edward Eliot 1826–32 |
Succeeded by Charles Buller |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Henry Wynyard |
Colonel of the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 1816–1837 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Bourke |