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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Henry Clinton

1730 - 1795

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General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence. He arrived in Boston in May 1775 and was the British Commander-in-Chief in America from 1778 to 1782. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Clinton has received more than 14,386 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Clinton is the 1,302nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,272nd in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 255th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Henry Clinton ranks 1,302 out of 1,468Before him are Karl von Einem, Christine Jorgensen, August von Werder, Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, Dan Halutz, and Erigyius. After him are Vetranio, Issa Pliyev, John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, Louis Faidherbe, Fayruz al-Daylami, and Johann von Werth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1730, Henry Clinton ranks 25Before him are Augustin Pajou, Salomon Gessner, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Otto Friedrich Müller, Johann Hedwig, and Sophie von La Roche. After him are Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal and Noël Martin Joseph de Necker. Among people deceased in 1795, Henry Clinton ranks 26Before him are Michel Corrette, Francisco Bayeu y Subías, Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Grigory Shelikhov, and Maruyama Ōkyo. After him are Giovanni Arduino, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Eugenio Espejo, Johan Henric Kellgren, William Bradford, and Josiah Bartlett.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Henry Clinton ranks 222 out of 1,350Before him are Roddy Piper (1954), Ernest Burgess (1886), Neil Peart (1952), Robbie Robertson (1943), Peter North (1957), and Kim Coates (1958). After him are Agnes Martin (1912), Deborah Kara Unger (1966), Guy Laliberté (1959), Norm Macdonald (1959), David Baszucki (1963), and Gaëtan Dugas (1952).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Canada

Among military personnels born in Canada, Henry Clinton ranks 1After him are Harry Crerar (1888) and Billy Bishop (1894).