Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)

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General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1772 and 1795. Clinton is best known for his service during the American War of Independence, serving as the Commander-in-Chief, North America from 1778 to 1782. He was a member of Parliament for many years due to the influence of his cousin Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle. In 1794 Clinton was appointed as the governor of Gibraltar but died in London before assuming the post.

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