Hugh Gordon (British Army officer)
British Army general
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Lieutenant-General Hugh Mackay Gordon (1760 – 12 March 1823) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Hugh Gordon | |
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| Born | 1760 |
| Died | 12 March 1823 (aged 62–63) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  British Army |
Service years | 1775–1821 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | Garrison of Jersey |
Conflicts | American War of Independence |
Military career
Gordon joined the British Army in 1775[1] and served in the American War of Independence being taken as a Prisoner of war during the Siege of Pensacola in 1781.[2] He served in the West Indies from 1793 and became Assistant Quartermaster-General in the East Indies in 1798.[2] He was appointed Inspector of militia in Jersey in 1799 and joined the staff in Madeira in 1811.[2] In 1816 he went on to be Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.[3]
He was also Colonel of the 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment from 1816 to 1823.[3]
There is a memorial to him in St James's Church, Piccadilly.[4]
