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Henry Otway Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, CB (27 July 1777 – 2 June 1853) was a British peer and soldier.
The Right Honourable Baron Dacre | |
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Birth name | Henry Otway Brand |
Born | 27 July 1777 |
Died | 2 June 1853 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1793–1853 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Coldstream Guards |
Commands | 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Army Gold Medal Military General Service Medal |
Memorials | Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks (destroyed 1944) |
Spouse(s) | Pyne Crosbie |
Children | 6, including: Thomas Trevor, 22nd Baron Dacre Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden |
Relations | Thomas Brand (father) Thomas Brand, 20th Baron Dacre (brother) |
Born Henry Otway Brand, he was the second son of Thomas Brand and his wife the 19th Baroness Dacre.
In 1807, he fought at Copenhagen and commanded the 1st Battalion of the Coldstream Guards during the Peninsular War, seeing action at Salamanca, Talavera and Buçaco. In 1815, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath and on inheriting the estates of his cousin, John Trevor-Hampden, 3rd Viscount Hampden, changed his surname to Trevor. In 1851, he inherited his childless brother's title and also became a General that year.
On 24 August 1806, he married Pyne Crosbie (a sister of William Crosbie, 4th Baron Brandon and ex-wife of Sir John Gordon, 6th Baronet) and they had six children:
Upon the death of Lord Dacre in 1853, his title passed to his eldest son, Thomas.
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