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About Richard Onslow
Lieutenant-General Richard Onslow was a British Army officer and politician. After the death of their parents, his older brother Arthur bought him a captain's commission in the British Army. He first saw action in the Anglo-Spanish War in 1727, after which he was returned to Parliament for the family borough of Guildford. His political contributions were negligible in comparison to his brother, and he continued to serve as a career officer, holding commands in the War of the Austrian Succession at Dettingen and Fontenoy. In 1759, he was appointed Governor of Plymouth and commander of the Western District, and died as a lieutenant-general the following year while presiding over two prominent courts-martial.
Everything about Richard Onslow →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- 1697
- Died
- March 16, 1760