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John Clavering (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir John Clavering KB was an army officer and diplomat.

Military career
Baptised in Lanchester, County Durham, England in 1722, Clavering was the younger son of Sir James Clavering Bt and Catherine Yorke, and younger brother of Sir Thomas Clavering, 7th Baronet. He was commissioned as ensign in the army in 1736, and was a captain of the Coldstream Guards by 1753. In 1762, Clavering obtained a colonelcy on the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot. ==Family==
Family
Clavering was married twice; firstly (in 1756) he married Lady Diana West, daughter of John West, 1st Earl De La Warr. Lady Diana died in 1766. In 1772, Clavering married his cousin, Catherine Yorke. ==References==
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