Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)

General
Sir Henry Clinton
KB
General Sir Henry Clinton KB
	Portrait attributed to Andrea Soldi, painted c. 1762–1765
Member of the Great Britain Parliament; for Boroughbridge
	In office; 1772–1774 Serving with Nathaniel Cholmley
Preceded by	James West; Nathaniel Cholmley
Succeeded by	Anthony Eyre; Charles Mellish
Member of the Great Britain Parliament; for Newark
	In office; 1774–1784 Serving with George Manners-Sutton; Lord George Manners-Sutton; John Manners-Sutton
Preceded by	John Manners; Sir John Shelley
Succeeded by	John Manners-Sutton; Constantine Phipps
Member of the Great Britain Parliament; for Launceston
	In office; 1790–1795 Serving with John Rodney
Preceded by	Charles Perceval; Sir John Swinburne
Succeeded by	John Rodney; William Garthshore
Military career
Born	16 April 1730; Newfoundland
Died	23 December 1795 (aged 65); London, Great Britain
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch	British Army
Service years	1745–1793
Rank	General
Commands	Colonel, 12th Regiment of Foot; Commander-in-Chief, North America; Colonel, 7th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons
Conflicts	War of the Austrian Succession; Seven Years' War; American Revolutionary War
Awards	Knight of the Bath
Spouse	Harriet Carter (m. 1767; died 1772)
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General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence. He arrived in Boston in May 1775 and was the British Commander-in-Chief in America from 1778 to 1782. He was a Member of Parliament for many years due to the influence of his cousin Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle. Late in life, he was named Governor of Gibraltar, but he died before assuming the post.