Family and Education
b. ?1771, 1st s. of Maj.-Gen. Henry Pringle by Mary, da. of Rev. William Godley, DD, of Dublin.For Pringle senior, see his memorial to Pitt, 27 Nov. 1794, PRO 30/8/169, f. 108; he married 10 May 1767 in Ireland (Gent. Mag. 279). In his will (PCC 1841, f. 49), Pringle referred to an estate he had inherited at Cornanow, co. Armagh. educ. by Rev. Richard Norris, Drogheda; Trinity, Dublin 16 May 1789, aged 17. m. 20 May 1806, Hester Harriet Pitt, da. and h. of Hon. Edward James Eliot, 1s. 4da. suc. fa. 1800; KCB 2 Jan. 1815; GCB 19 Dec. 1834.
Offices Held
Cornet, 16 Drag. 1792, lt. 1793, capt. 1794; maj. III Ft. 1794, lt.-col. 1799; capt. and lt.-col. 2 Ft. Gds. 1802, col. 1809; maj-gen. 1812; on staff of Peninsular army 1812; col. R. Newfoundland fencibles 1814; col. 64 Ft. 1816; lt.-gen. 1825; col. 45 Ft. 1838 – d.
Main residence: 17 Stratford Place, Marylebone, Mdx.
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Commons 1790-1820
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PRINGLE, William Henry (?1771-1840)
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