Family and Education
b. 10 June 1757, illegit. s. of Hon. Edmund Nugent† (d. 1771) of Gosfield, Essex. His mo.’s surname was probably Fennings, the name with which he attended Charterhouse (Oxford DNB). educ. Charterhouse; R.M.A. Woolwich. m. 15 Nov. 1797, Maria, da. of Cortlandt Skinner, att.-gen. of New Jersey, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. cr. bt. 28 Nov. 1806; KB 1 Feb. 1813; GCB 2 Jan. 1815. d. 11 Mar. 1849.
Offices Held
MP [I] 1800.
Ensign 39 Ft. 1773; lt. 7 Ft. 1775; capt. 57 Ft. 1778, maj. 1782; lt.-col. 97 Ft. 1783, half-pay 1783 – 87; lt.-col. 13 Ft. 1787; a.d.c. to ld. lt. [I] 1787 – 89; lt.-col. 4 Drag. Gds. 1789; capt. and lt.-col. 2 Ft. Gds. 1790; col. 85 Ft. 1794; maj.-gen. 1796; command at Belfast 1798; adj.-gen [I] 1799 – 1801; lt.-gov. and c.-in-c. Jamaica 1801 – 06; lt.-gen. 1803; col. 62 Ft. 1805; col. 6 Ft. 1806; c.-in-c. India 1811 – 13; gen. 1813; command Bengal 1813 – 14; f. m. 1846.
Capt. and kpr. St. Mawes Castle 1796 – d.
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Main residence: Westhorpe House, Little Marlow, Bucks.
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Commons 1820-1832
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NUGENT, Sir George, 1st bt. (1757-1849)
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