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General Sir William Fawcett KB (1727 – 1804) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces from 1781 to 1799. During this period Fawcett was the highest authority in the British army, and the most influential officer on the headquarters staff.
Fawcett was only son of Sir William Claude Fawcett (1868–1935), a solicitor, of the Grange, Stainton, North Yorkshire, by his marriage in 1901 to Adeline, the daughter of Frederick Henry Brentnall, [1] the village schoolmaster at Stainton. [2] He began his hunting career at the age of two-and-a-half with the Cleveland Hunt. [3]
In the 17th and 18th century the family acquired estates in Westmorland (Sandford Hall [18] acquired by Richard Fawcett in 1671, [19] from whom descend General Sir William Fawcett, the Fawcetts of Sandford and the Rehman Fawcetts) and in Cumbria (Scaleby Castle inherited by Rowland Fawcett at the end of the 18th century [20] from whom descends ...
At the age of 52, Fawcett obtained his first film role in the 1946 Eddie Dean movie Stars Over Texas.He was soon finding steady work acting in movie serials, including Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949), Batman and Robin (1949), and Cody of the Pony Express (1950) [4] Many of Fawcett's film roles were in B movies, such as 1953's The Neanderthal Man [5] but he also had small roles in major movies.
Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet was a general who served under Howe and Clinton in the New York and Philadelphia campaigns. He also served for a time as quartermaster general before leaving active service in 1779. Sir William Fawcett became the army's adjutant general in 1781. His most important role in the war was overseeing the embarkation ...
1792 Gen. Sir William Fawcett; 1804 Gen. Richard Vyse; 1825 Gen. Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 1st Baronet; 1831 Gen. Samuel Hawker; 1839 Lt-Gen. Sir James Charles Dalbiac; 1842 Lt-Gen. Francis Newbery; 1847 Gen. Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart; 1851 Lt-Gen. James Claud Bourchier; 1859 Gen. Sir John Scott; 1866 Gen. Robert Richardson Robertson
1781–1799 General Sir William Fawcett; 1799–1820 Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Calvert; 1820–1828 Major-General Sir Henry Torrens; 1828–1830 Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor; 1830–1850 Lieutenant-General Sir John Macdonald; 1850–1853 General Sir George Brown; 1853–1854 General Sir George Cathcart; 1854–1860 General Sir ...
Sir William Fawcett: 1727 1804 The London Gazette records his promotion date as 14 May 1796. [43] 3 May 1796 [41] William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian: 1737 1815 The London Gazette records his promotion date as 14 May 1796. [43] 3 May 1796 [41] Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey: 1729 1807 The London Gazette records his promotion date as 14 May 1796 ...