William Home, 8th Earl of Home

Lieutenant-General The Right Honourable

The Earl of Home
Born1681 (1681)
Died28 April 1761(1761-04-28) (aged 79–80)
Gibraltar
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
BranchBritish Army
RankLieutenant-General
ConflictsJacobite rising of 1745

Lieutenant-General William Home, 8th Earl of Home (1681 – 28 April 1761) was a Scottish peer and the British Governor of Gibraltar between 1757 and 1761. Lord Home was a well-known spendthrift.

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