John Huske
John Huske | |
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Grosvenor Chapel, in Audley Street where Huske was buried | |
| Governor of Jersey | |
| In office 1749–1751 | |
| Governor of Sheerness | |
| In office 1745–1749 | |
| Lieutenant Governor Hurst Castle | |
| In office 1745–1745 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1692 |
| Died | 18 January 1761 (aged 68–69) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1708–1749 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Colonel, 23rd Foot, later Royal Welch Fusiliers 1743–1761 |
| Battles/wars | |
Lieutenant-General John Huske (c. 1692 – 18 January 1761) was a British Army officer whose active service began in 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession and ended in 1748.
During his early career, he was a close associate of the Earl of Cadogan and the Duke of Marlborough. From 1715 to 1720, he was also employed as a British political and diplomatic agent, primarily involved in anti-Jacobite operations. He commanded a brigade at Dettingen; during the Jacobite rising of 1745, he fought at Falkirk, Muir, and Culloden. Promoted major-general in 1743, his active career ended when the War of the Austrian Succession ended in 1748.
He never married and died in London on 18 January, 1761. His brother Ellis emigrated to North America, and one of his relatives, another John Huske, was a delegate to the 1789 North Carolina Constitutional Convention.