| The Viscount Templetown | |
|---|---|
 Viscount Templetown caricatured by Carlo Pellegrini (Ape) for Vanity Fair in 1888 | |
| Born | 5 August 1802 |
| Died | 4 January 1890 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Western District Southern District |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
General George Frederick Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown CB (5 August 1802 – 4 January 1890), styled The Honourable George Upton until 1863, was an Irish soldier and politician.
Military career[]
Upton was the son of John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown. He was a general in the British Army and, after seeing action in the Crimean War, was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1856[1] and awarded the Order of the Medjidie (fourth class) in 1858.[2] In 1859 he was returned to parliament for Antrim, a seat he held until 1863,[3] when he succeeded his childless elder brother in the viscountcy. In 1866 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer.[4] He became General Officer Commanding Western District at Devonport in January 1865 and General Officer Commanding Southern District at Portsmouth in August 1870.[5]
Lord Templetown died in January 1890, aged 87, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his nephew, Henry.
References[]
- ↑ "No. 21909". 4 August 1856. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21909/page/
- ↑ "No. 22107". 2 March 1858. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22107/page/
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)}[better source needed] }}
- ↑ leighrayment.com Representative Peers - Ireland
- ↑ "Army Commands". http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Templetown
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