Sir John Sebright, 6th Baronet

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Lt-Gen Sir John Saunders Sebright, (19 October 1725–23 February 1794), was the sixth Sebright baronet, and an officer in the British Army. Sir John was the son of Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet and Henrietta Dashwood.

In 1766, he married Sarah Knight, daughter of Edward Knight and Elizabeth James. Their eldest son, John, inherited the baronetcy.[1] Their daughter Henrietta Sebright (d. 1840) married Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood.[2]

Sir John was Colonel of the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot, from 1760–1762.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gentleman's Magazine 1846
  2. ^ The Peerage
  3. ^ Light Infantry.org