James Freeth

General Sir James Freeth KCB KH (5 March 1786 – 19 January 1867) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.

Sir James Freeth
Born	5 March 1786 Edgbaston, Warwickshire
Died	19 January 1867(1867-01-19) (aged 80) London, England[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Royal Guelphic Order

Military career

Freeth was commissioned into the 98th Regiment of Foot in 1806.[2] He served in the Peninsular War and in France from 1809 to 1814[2] and, in 1851, was appointed Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[3] He went on to be Colonel of the 64th Regiment of Foot in 1855.[4]

He was promoted Lieutenant-General in 1858[5] and full General in 1865.[6]

Family

He married Harriett Holt and together they went on to have six sons and two daughters.[7] Three of his sons became major-generals; his great-grandchild, Francis Arthur Freeth, was a chemist who developed a number of processes in explosives manufacture and a major in the Territorial Army.[8]

References

1. "Deaths." The Belfast Newsletter, 25 January 1867, p. 1
2. Gentleman's Magazine Volume III, January to June 1867
3. "No. 21179". The London Gazette. 7 February 1851. p. 299.
4. "No. 21789". The London Gazette. 25 September 1855. p. 3555.
5. "No. 22194". The London Gazette. 26 October 1858. p. 4578.
6. "No. 22955". The London Gazette. 7 April 1865. p. 1931.
7. Ancestry.com
8. Allen, Peter (1 November 1976). "Francis Arthur Freeth. 2 January 1884 – 15 July 1970". Biogr. Mem. Fellows R. Soc. (22): 104–118. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1976.0004. ISSN 1748-8494.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• James Freeth at Find a Grave

Military offices
Preceded by Sir James Gordon	Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1851–1855	Succeeded by Sir Richard Airey
Preceded by Sir Richard Bourke	Colonel of the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 1855–1867	Succeeded by Sir Henry Keane Bloomfield