General Sir James Reynett | |
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Born | 1786 Ireland |
Died | 9 August 1864 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars |
War of the Second Coalition Peninsular War |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order |
General Sir James Henry Reynett KCB KCH (1786 – 9 August 1864) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Reynett was born in Ireland in 1786, the son of Rev. James Henry Reynett, who was twice Mayor of Waterford. [1] [2] His family were descended from Henri de Renêt, a Huguenot from Languedoc who found exile in Ireland in 1688, on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. [3] [4]
Reynett took part in the Ferrol Expedition in 1800 during the War of the Second Coalition and was appointed Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General in 1808 during the Peninsular War. [5] He went on to become Assistant Quartermaster-General in Germany in 1813 and military secretary to the Duke of Cambridge in 1820 before being made Inspector of Foreign outpatients at Chelsea Hospital later in 1820. [5]
He was appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber to William IV in 1831, serving in the royal household until the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. [6]
Reynett served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 1847 to 1852. [7] He was also Colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot from 1850 to his death. [8]
He was promoted General on 5 May 1860. [9]
In 1837 he married Eliza Campbell at Hampton Court Palace. [10] He died at the Banqueting House, Hampton Court Palace in 1864. [1]
Rev. James Henry Reynett DD Waterford.
General Sir James Reynett | |
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Born | 1786 Ireland |
Died | 9 August 1864 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars |
War of the Second Coalition Peninsular War |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order |
General Sir James Henry Reynett KCB KCH (1786 – 9 August 1864) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Reynett was born in Ireland in 1786, the son of Rev. James Henry Reynett, who was twice Mayor of Waterford. [1] [2] His family were descended from Henri de Renêt, a Huguenot from Languedoc who found exile in Ireland in 1688, on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. [3] [4]
Reynett took part in the Ferrol Expedition in 1800 during the War of the Second Coalition and was appointed Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General in 1808 during the Peninsular War. [5] He went on to become Assistant Quartermaster-General in Germany in 1813 and military secretary to the Duke of Cambridge in 1820 before being made Inspector of Foreign outpatients at Chelsea Hospital later in 1820. [5]
He was appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber to William IV in 1831, serving in the royal household until the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. [6]
Reynett served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 1847 to 1852. [7] He was also Colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot from 1850 to his death. [8]
He was promoted General on 5 May 1860. [9]
In 1837 he married Eliza Campbell at Hampton Court Palace. [10] He died at the Banqueting House, Hampton Court Palace in 1864. [1]
Rev. James Henry Reynett DD Waterford.