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1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">14 May 1714</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">22 July 1771 (age 57)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span data-sort-value="Great Britain"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Great Britain</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <b>William Whitmore</b> (14 May 1714 – 22 July 1771) was a <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> officer and Member of Parliament (MP). </p><p>He was the son of William Whitmore, MP of <a href="/wiki/Lower_Slaughter" title="Lower Slaughter">Lower Slaughter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire" title="Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a>. </p><p>He joined the Army, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1760. in 1755 he was ordered to raise a new regiment, originally to be called the 55th Foot, but subsequently named the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Regiment_of_Foot" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Regiment of Foot">53rd Foot</a>. After the regiment was formed he was given its colonelcy, prior to the regiment sailing to <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a> for garrison duties. In 1758 he was transferred as colonel to the <a href="/wiki/9th_Regiment_of_Foot" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Regiment of Foot">9th Regiment of Foot</a>, a commission he held until his death. </p><p>He was Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency)">Bridgnorth</a> from 1741 to 1747 and from 1754 to 1771. He was made <a href="/wiki/Warden_of_the_Mint" title="Warden of the Mint">Warden of the Mint</a> from 1766 to his death in 1771. </p><p>He died unmarried, but left a son and 2 daughters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Whitmore_(British_Army_officer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>J. B. Lawson, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/whitmore-william-1714-71">WHITMORE, William (1714–71), of Lower Slaughter, Glos.</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_History_of_Parliament" title="The History of Parliament">The History of Parliament</a>: the House of Commons 1715–1754</i> (1970).</li> <li>Sir Lewis Namier, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/whitmore-william-1714-71">WHITMORE, William (1714–71), of Lower Slaughter, Glos.</a> in <i>The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754–1790</i> (1964).</li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Great_Britain" title="Parliament of Great Britain">Parliament of Great Britain</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Whitmore_(died_1773)" title="Thomas Whitmore (died 1773)">Thomas Whitmore</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Grey_James_Grove" title="Grey James Grove">Grey James Grove</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament</a> for <a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency)">Bridgnorth</a> </b><br />1741–1747 <br />With: <b> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Whitmore_(died_1773)" title="Thomas Whitmore (died 1773)">Thomas Whitmore</a> </b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Whitmore_(died_1773)" title="Thomas Whitmore (died 1773)">Thomas Whitmore</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Weaver_(MP)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arthur Weaver (MP) (page does not exist)">Arthur Weaver</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Whitmore_(died_1773)" title="Thomas Whitmore (died 1773)">Thomas Whitmore</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Weaver_(MP)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arthur Weaver (MP) (page does not exist)">Arthur Weaver</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament</a> for <a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency)">Bridgnorth</a> </b><br />1754–1771 <br />With: <b> <a href="/wiki/John_Grey_(died_1777)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Grey (died 1777)">Hon. 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