Philip Goldsworthy

Philip Goldsworthy
Goldsworthy (left) with David Dundas, from George III Reviewing Troops (1798)
Member of Parliament for Wilton
In office 1 January 1801 – 4 January 1801
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	John Spencer
Member of the Great Britain Parliament for Wilton
In office 15 February 1794 – 1 January 1801
Preceded by	Lord Herbert
Succeeded by	Himself
In office 2 February 1785 – January 1788
Preceded by	Lord Herbert
Succeeded by	Lord Herbert
Personal details
Born	1737 Leghorn, Italy
Died	(1801-01-04)4 January 1801 Wilton, Wiltshire
Nationality	British
Occupation	Army officer
Military service
Years of service	1756–1801
Rank	Lieutenant General

Philip Goldsworthy (c. 1737 – 1801), was a British Army officer. He was a Member of Parliament for Wilton and chief equerry to King George III. Goldsworthy was a Lieutenant General and Colonel of The Royals.

Personal life and family

Goldsworthy was the second son of Burrington Goldsworthy, British consul at Leghorn and later Cadiz, and his wife Philippia Vanbrugh niece of Sir John Vanbrugh. He was baptised at Leghorn on the 18 October 1737.

Military career

Goldsworthy was commissioned as a cornet in the 1st Dragoons in 1756. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1760, to captain in 1768 and to major in 1776. He went on to be promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1779 and to colonel in 1784 and was appointed chief equerry (to the King) and clerk martial on 9 March 1788. He was then promoted to major general in 1793 and to lieutenant general in 1799. He served as colonel of 1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons from 23 January 1794 until his death.

Parliament

He represented the parliamentary borough of Wilton in Wiltshire during two terms in the Parliament of Great Britain and shortly in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He served from 2 February 1785 to January 1788, and 15 February 1794 to 4 January 1801.

Posterity

He died unmarried at his seat Wilton Wiltshire 4 January 1801.

References

General:

• Namier, Sir Lewis and Brooke, John. The House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964), ISBN 0-436-30420-1
• Beck, Edward Josselyn. Memorials to Serve for a History of the Parish of St. Mary, Rotherhithe (1907)

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