James Reynett
General Sir James Reynett | |
|---|---|
 Sir James Reynett | |
| Born | 1786 Ireland |
| Died | 9 August 1864 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | War of the Second Coalition Peninsular War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order |
General Sir James Henry Reynett KCB KCH (1786 – 9 August 1864) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Reynett was born in Ireland in 1786, the son of Rev. James Henry Reynett, who was twice Mayor of Waterford.[1][2] His family were descended from Henri de Renêt, a Huguenot from Languedoc who found exile in Ireland in 1688, on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.[3][4]
Military career
[edit]Reynett took part in the Ferrol Expedition in 1800 during the War of the Second Coalition and was appointed Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General in 1808 during the Peninsular War.[5] He went on to become Assistant Quartermaster-General in Germany in 1813 and military secretary to the Duke of Cambridge in 1820 before being made Inspector of Foreign outpatients at Chelsea Hospital later in 1820.[5]
He was appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber to William IV in 1831, serving in the royal household until the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.[6]
Reynett served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 1847 to 1852.[7] He was also Colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot from 1850 to his death.[8]
He was promoted General on 5 May 1860.[9]
Family
[edit]In 1837 he married Eliza Campbell at Hampton Court Palace.[10] He died at the Banqueting House, Hampton Court Palace in 1864.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "General Sir James Henry Reynett, K.C.B., K.C.H ". Illustrated London News. 20 August 1864. p. 22. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Agnew, David Carnegie Andrew (1871). Protestant Exiles from France in the Reign of Louis XIV, Or, the Huguenot Refugees and Their Descendants in Great Britain and Ireland. Reeves & Turner. p. 240. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
Rev. James Henry Reynett DD Waterford.
- ^ Smiles, Samuel (1895). The Huguenots: Their Settlements, Churches, and Industries in England and Ireland. J. Murray. p. 423.
- ^ The Peerage, Baronetage, And Knightage, Of Great Britain And Ireland For ... Including All the Titled Classes. Whittaker And Company. 1863. p. 484.
- ^ a b British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815: 52nd Regiment of Foot
- ^ "Court officers" (PDF). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ World Leaders
- ^ Jersey Heritage Trust
- ^ "No. 22384". The London Gazette. 11 May 1860. p. 1792.
- ^ "Married". Norfolk Chronicle. 7 October 1837. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2019.