| Sir William Houston | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1766 |
| Died | April 8, 1842 (aged 75) |
| Place of death | Bromley Hill, Kent |
| Buried at | Carshalton, Surrey |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars Peninsular War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order |
General Sir William Houston, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCH (10 August 1766 – 8 April 1842) was a General in the British Army and the Governor of Gibraltar.
Military career[]
Houston was commissioned into the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot in 1781.[1] He commanded the 58th Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Minorca in 1798.[2] Later he commanded a Brigade at the Siege of Alexandria.[2] He also commanded the 7th Division during the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro in 1811 and the Battle of Badajoz in 1812.[2] Houston was Governor of Gibraltar from 8 April 1831 to 28 February 1835.[2] He set up the first official free school on Flat Bastion Road in Gibraltar whilst he was governor in 1832.[3]
After a career in the British Army he ultimately became a General in 1837.[4]
On 5 November 1808 he married Lady Jane Maitland, the fourth daughter of James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale. He died at Bromley Hill on 8 April 1842 and was interred in the catacombs at West Norwood Cemetery.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "No. 12210". 28 July 1781. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/12210/page/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 William Houston at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Dundas, Susan Irene (2000). "Methodism in Gibraltar and its mission in Spain, 1769-1842,". http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/4242/. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ↑ "No. 19456". 10 January 1837. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/19456/page/
- ↑ West Norwood Cemetery, Burial register index & purchase register, Catacomb No.16H
Sources[]
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
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