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John Clavering (British Army officer)
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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==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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