John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore
General John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore, GCB (15 May 1757 – 29 June 1832) was an Anglo-Irish politician, hereditary peer and soldier.
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Background
He was the son of John Hely-Hutchinson and the Baroness Donoughmore. In 1801 he was created Baron Hutchinson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (gaining a seat in the House of Lords) and later succeeded to all his brother Richard's titles. Educated at Eton, Magdalen College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Dublin. He died 29 June 1832, never having married.
Military career
He entered the Army as a cornet in the 18th Dragoons in 1774, rising to a lieutenant the next year. In 1776 he was promoted to become a captain in the 67th Regiment of Foot, and a major there in 1781. He moved regiments again in 1783, becoming a lieutenant-colonel in, and colonel-commandant of, the 77th Regiment of Foot, which was, however, disbanded shortly afterwards following an earlier mutiny. He spent the next 11 years on half-pay, studying military tactics in France before serving as a volunteer in the Flanders campaigns of 1793 as aide-de-camp to Sir Ralph Abercromby.
In March 1794 he obtained brevet promotion to colonel and the colonelcy of the old 94th Regiment of Foot and then became a major-general in May 1796, serving in Ireland during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, where he was second-in-command at the Battle of Castlebar under General Lake. In 1799, he was in the expedition to the Netherlands.
Hely-Hutchinson was second-in-command of the 1801 expedition to Egypt, under Abercromby. Following Abercromby's death in March after being wounded at the Battle of Alexandria, Hely-Hutchinson took command of the force. From then he was able to besiege the French firstly at Cairo which capitulated in June and then besieged and took Alexandria culminating in the capitulation of over 22,000 French soldiers. In reward for his successes there, the Ottoman Sultan Selim III made him a Knight, 1st Class, of the Order of the Crescent.
In recognition of his "eminent services" during the "late glorious and successful campaign in Egypt", at the request of the King, the United Kingdom Parliament settled on Lord Hutchinson and the next two succeeding heirs male of his body an annuity of £2000 per annum, paid out of the Consolidated Fund.[1]
He was promoted lieutenant-general in September 1803, and made a full general in June 1813. In 1806, he became colonel of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, transferring in 1811 to be colonel of the 18th Regiment of Foot, a position he held until his death in 1832. He also held the position of Governor of Stirling Castle from 1806 until his death.[2]
Political career
Hely-Hutchinson sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lanesborough from 1776 to 1783 and for Taghmon from 1789 to 1790. Subsequently, he represented Cork City in the Irish House of Commons until the Act of Union in 1801 and was then member for Cork City in the after-Union Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1802.
References
- Notes
- Annuity to Lord Hutchinson, etc. Act 1802 c.113
- Smythies, Raymond. Historical Records of the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment. p. Appendix 8.
- Sources
- The Royal Military Calendar, Or Army Service and Commission Book, ed. John Philippart. p. 1, Vol II of V, 3rd edition, London, 1820. Online edition at Google Books
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B. M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Dictionary of National Biography entry
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Donoughmore
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward Bellingham Swan Matthias Earbery |
Member of Parliament for Lanesborough 1776–1783 With: Robert Dillon |
Succeeded by Robert Dillon David La Touche |
| Preceded by Robert Stubber Hon. Richard Hely-Hutchinson |
Member of Parliament for Taghmon 1789–1790 With: Robert Stubber |
Succeeded by John Hely-Hutchinson Warden Flood |
| Preceded by John Hely-Hutchinson Augustus Louis Carre Warren |
Member of Parliament for Cork City 1790–1801 With: Richard Longfield 1790–1796 William Hare 1796–1797 Mountifort Longfield 1797–1801 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Cork City 1801–1802 With: Mountifort Longfield |
Succeeded by Mountifort Longfield Christopher Hely-Hutchinson |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Charles O'Hara |
Colonel of the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1802–1806 |
Succeeded by Sir John Stuart |
| Preceded by John Hale |
Governor of Londonderry 1806 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Suffolk |
| Preceded by John Campbell |
Colonel of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot 1806–1811 |
Succeeded by Sir Hew Dalrymple |
| Preceded by Sir James Murray-Pulteney, Bt |
Colonel of the 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot 1811–1832 |
Succeeded by The Lord Aylmer |
| Honorary titles | ||
| New title | Lord Lieutenant of Tipperary 1831–1832 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Donoughmore |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Richard Hely-Hutchinson |
Earl of Donoughmore 1825–1832 |
Succeeded by John Hely-Hutchinson |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Richard Hely-Hutchinson |
Viscount Hutchinson 1825–1832 |
Succeeded by John Hely-Hutchinson |
| New creation | Baron Hutchinson 1801–1832 |
Extinct |