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Richard Onslow (British Army officer)

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33: 108:, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1728 to 1761, and after the death of his father in 1710 and his mother in 1715, he and his four sisters were left in Arthur's care. As Richard had not been educated for the law or the church, Arthur thought, against the opinion of their friends, that Richard's courage and bodily stature suited him for the army. Accordingly, Arthur raised the money to allow Richard to 145:
came upon Onslow and his companion, a Mr. Sharp. Burrell complained of Sharp's insulting electioneering practices, and Oglethorpe struck Sharp with his cane; when Onslow attempted to interpose, Oglethorpe drew on him. Onslow was injured in the thigh, but disarmed Oglethorpe; he was wounded again in
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When Arthur entered Parliament for the family borough of Guildford in 1720, he gave up to Richard the post of receiver general of the Post Office, which was not compatible with a Parliamentary seat and paid almost £400 per year. Richard exchanged into the
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on 14 July 1716, a rank that allowed him to maintain his social standing among the rest of the family. Writing late in life, Arthur noted that Richard had "risen to be very high in the army...and with unblemished character in it", validating his choice.
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the left hand when Oglethorpe attempted to recover his sword, but by now his temper had cooled, and he helped bind Onslow's wounds and summoned a surgeon for him. Onslow was promoted to
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and commander of the Western District, and died as a lieutenant-general the following year while presiding over two prominent courts-martial.
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In addition to his military career, he was a member of the original general court of the Society for Free British Fishery, founded in 1750.
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and military commander of the Western District. In early 1760, he was called upon to preside over the court-martial of
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On 9 December 1726, he married his brother's sister-in-law, Rose Bridges, daughter and coheiress of John Bridges of
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On 9 March 1727, Onslow succeeded Richard Hele Treby as captain of one of the Guards companies sent to reinforce
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in 1731. In 1734, he became accountant to his brother after the latter was appointed
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bought him a captain's commission in the British Army. He first saw action in the
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in 1727, after which he was returned to Parliament for the family borough of
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officer and politician. After the death of their parents, his older brother
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Fontenoy and Great Britain's Share in the War of the Austrian Succession
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
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British military personnel of the Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729)
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British Army personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession
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The Onslow family 1528-1874 with some Account of their times
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Memoirs of the last ten years of the reign of George II
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The origin and history of the First or Grenadier Guards
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Oglethorpe and Colonial Georgia: A History, 1733-1783
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Index

Foot Onslow

Hans Hysing
Lieutenant-General
British Army
Arthur
Anglo-Spanish War
Guildford
War of the Austrian Succession
Dettingen
Fontenoy
Governor of Plymouth
Foot Onslow
Guildford
Arthur Onslow
purchase a commission
11th Regiment of Foot
30th Regiment of Foot
15th Regiment of Foot
1722 election
Haslemere
James Oglethorpe
Peter Burrell
captain lieutenant
1st Regiment of Foot Guards
Thames Ditton
George Walton
George Onslow
Sir Richard Onslow, 1st Baronet
Rev. Arthur Onslow

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