Marcus Beresford (British Army officer, born 1800)

General Marcus Beresford (28 July 1800 – 16 March 1876)[1] was an officer of the British Army and politician in England.

For other people named Marcus Beresford, see Marcus Beresford (disambiguation).

He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2]

He was the second son of the Rev. George Beresford and his wife Susan. His grandfathers were Archbishop William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies and Hamilton Gorges MP, of Kilbrew.[3]

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Northallerton from 1824 to 1826,[1] and for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1826 to 1832.[4]

He was made a full General on 4 March 1866 and given the colonelcy of the 20th Foot from 1858 to his death in 1876.[5]

References
  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p60: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. Martin Casey, BERESFORD, Marcus (1800-1876), of 16 Cavendish Square, Mdx. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832, 2009.
  4. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "The Lancashire Fusiliers [UK]". Archived from the original on 3 January 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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