| 词条 | Matthew Sharpe (British Army officer) |
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General Matthew Sharpe (1773 – 12 February 1845)[1] was a Scottish politician and British Army officer.[2] He was the eldest son of Charles Sharpe of Hoddam Castle, Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire and Eleanor née Renton of Lamberton.[2] Military careerSharpe received his first commission as a cornet in the 16th Light Dragoons in February 1791. He rose to the rank of lieutenant two years later. In 1795, he was promoted to captain in the 28th (Duke of York's Own) Light Dragoons. He rose to be a major in 1796 and lieutenant colonel in 1799.[3] Having served in campaigns in Flanders and Holland, the 28th Light Dragoons were disbanded in 1802, and Sharpe was placed on half pay.[2] He returned to active service in December 1803 when he was appointed to the general staff as an inspector of yeomanry and volunteer corps.[4] In 1809, he was promoted to the rank of major general, and in 1825, to lieutenant general.[2][5][6] Following his retirement, he was awarded the brevet rank of general in 1841.[7] Parliamentary careerFollowing the passing of the Great Reform Act, Sharpe was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfries Burghs at the 1832 general election.[1][8] He was described as "a Whig of extremely liberal politics".[2] He was re-elected in 1835 and 1837.[9][10] DeathSharpe died at his residence in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on 2 July 1845.[11] He was buried in the graveyard of Hoddom Parish Church.[12] References1. ^1 {{Rayment-hc|d|4|date=March 2012}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book |title=Notes and Queries Volume 6 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1920 |publisher= |location= |isbn= |page=99 |pages= |url=https://archive.org/details/s12notesqueries06londuoft |accessdate=13 June 2010}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=15166 |date=6 August 1799 |page=785 }} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=15653 |date=6 December 1803 |page=1719 }} 5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=16308 |date=21 October 1809 |page=1667 }} 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=18141 |date=28 May 1825 |page=925 }} 7. ^{{London Gazette|issue=20044 |date=24 November 1841 |page=3007 }} 8. ^{{London Gazette|issue=19008 |date=28 December 1832 |page=2837 }} 9. ^{{London Gazette|issue=19233 |date=27 January 1835 |page=148 }} 10. ^{{London Gazette|issue=19527 |date=28 July 1837 |page=1979 }} 11. ^{{cite news |title=Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries |author= |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |date=17 February 1845 |url= }} 12. ^{{cite book |title=Transactions and journal of the proceedings of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Volume 9, No.12 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1894 |publisher= |location=Dumfries |isbn= |page=148 |pages= |url=https://archive.org/details/transactionsjour09dumf |accessdate=13 June 2010}} External links
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