Philip Honywood
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General Philip Honywood was a British army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1754 to 1784.
Honywood was the son of Robert Honywood and his wife Mary Sandford, daughter of Sir Richard Sandford, Bart. At the Battle of Dettingen
in 1748, he received at least twenty-three broadsword wounds and two musket shots which were never removed, distinguishing himself by his personal valour. He was afterwards promoted to a lieutenant-colonelcy in the regiment of his uncle, also Philip Honywood. He became a general in the Jacobite Rising of 1745
and was seriously wounded at the skirmish at Clifton in 1745. He was then Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull.
Honywood was elected Member of Parliament
for Appleby
in 1754 and held the seat until 1784. In 1782, he was appointed to the colonelcy of the 3rd Dragoon Guards
, which he held unto his death.
Honywood died aged 75 possessed of an estate of near £6000 per annum at Marks Hall Essex, which he left to his cousin Filmer Honywood
M.P. for Kent.
Honywood married Elizabeth Wastell, but their only child died aged 19.
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
from 1754 to 1784.
Honywood was the son of Robert Honywood and his wife Mary Sandford, daughter of Sir Richard Sandford, Bart. At the Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a British monarch personally led his troops into battle...
in 1748, he received at least twenty-three broadsword wounds and two musket shots which were never removed, distinguishing himself by his personal valour. He was afterwards promoted to a lieutenant-colonelcy in the regiment of his uncle, also Philip Honywood. He became a general in the Jacobite Rising of 1745
Jacobite Rising of 1745
The Jacobite rising of 1745, often referred to as "The 'Forty-Five," was the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart. The rising occurred during the War of the Austrian Succession when most of the British Army was on the European continent...
and was seriously wounded at the skirmish at Clifton in 1745. He was then Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull.
Honywood was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Appleby
Appleby (UK Parliament constituency)
Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918....
in 1754 and held the seat until 1784. In 1782, he was appointed to the colonelcy of the 3rd Dragoon Guards
3rd Dragoon Guards
The 3rd Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards in 1922....
, which he held unto his death.
Honywood died aged 75 possessed of an estate of near £6000 per annum at Marks Hall Essex, which he left to his cousin Filmer Honywood
Filmer Honywood
Filmer Honywood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1774 and 1806.Honywood was the son of Sir John Honywood, 3rd Baronet and his second wife Dorothy Filmer, daughter of Sir Edward Filmer, 3rd Baronet.Honywood was elected Member of Parliament for Steyning in...
M.P. for Kent.
Honywood married Elizabeth Wastell, but their only child died aged 19.