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Gladwin, Henry

Born
11/19/1729
Birthplace
Derbyshire, England
Titles and Honors
1753 - promoted to Lieutenant in the 48th Foot Regiment
1757 - promoted to Captain in the 48th Foot Regiment
1762 - promoted to Commandant of the 80th Foot
1777 - promoted to Colonel
1782 - promted to Major General
Notes
Ref: pamphlet, "Detroit's 250th Anniversary, Hudson's 70th Year"
(Source: Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. 7)
Ref: "Detroit Historic Citizen of the Month" August 1954.
\Misc. photostats of and relating to - in bio file
Occupation
1758 - Transferred to the 80th Regiment Light Armed Foot
1761 - Commanded British forces in Detroit
1763 - Withstood Pontiac's conspiracy; ended in 1764
1764 - Retired from the army
Father
Henry Gladwin
Mother
Mary Dakeyne
Spouse
Frances Berridge, m. 1762
Nationality
English

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