John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford
(1772-1860), Field Marshal and politician; MP for PooleRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 4 portraits
Byng entered the Army in 1793 and fought under Col. Arthur Wesley (later Duke of Wellington) in Flanders from 1793 until 1795. In 1811, he was promoted to a Brigadier-General and fought in the Peninsular War in battles in Spain and southern France. He also took part in the Battle of Waterloo and headed the advance on Paris. Byng was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in 1828, and was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland the same year. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1831 and was raised to the House of Lords four years later. In 1855, he was promoted to the highest military rank of Field Marshal.
John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford
by William Salter
oil on canvas, 1834-1840
NPG 3757
by, published by and after Anker Smith, by Thomas Heaphy, published by Rudolph Ackermann
line and stipple engraving, published 8 August 1822
NPG D42614
after Thomas Heaphy
tracing, before 1960
NPG D42615
Related People
- Lady Mary Caroline Charlotte Arkwright (née Byng) (granddaughter)
- Lady Margaret Florence Lucy Boscawen (née Byng) (granddaughter)
- Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (grandson)
- George Byng (father)
- George Byng (brother)
- George Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford (son)
- George Henry Charles Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford (grandson)
- Henry William John Byng, 4th Earl of Strafford (grandson)
- Francis Edmund Cecil Byng, 5th Earl of Strafford (grandson)
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