Samuel Ford Whittingham


Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham

Born(1772-01-29)29 January 1772
Died19 January 1841(1841-01-19) (aged 68)
Madras Presidency, British India
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Spain
BranchBritish Army
Spanish Army
Madras Army
Service years1803–1841
RankLieutenant-General
ConflictsNapoleonic Wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order

Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham, KCB, KCH (29 January 1772 – 19 January 1841), whose Christian names were contracted by himself and his friends into "Samford", was a British army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. Following the conflict he served in the British Army predominantly in India.