Caradoc, John Francis, 1759-1839, 1st Baron Howden, army officer

1774 cornet in the 4th regiment of horse; 1779 ensign in the 2nd (Coldstream) guards; 1781 lieutenant, captain; 1785 major in the 12th light dragoons; 1785-1790 MP for Clogher (co. Tyrone); 1786 exchanged into 13th regiment; 1789 lieutenant-colonel; 1790 commander of the 13th regiment in the West Indies; 1790-1797 MP for Castlebar (co. Mayo); 1791-1792 acting quartermaster-general in Ireland; 1792-1793 quartermaster-general in Ireland; 1793-1794 aide-de-camp to Sir Charles Grey, served in the West Indies, including capture of Martinique; 1795 assistant quartermaster-general; 1798 major-general; 1798 served in Ireland; 1799-1800 MP for Midleton (co. Cork); 1800 MP for Thomastown (co. Kilkenny); 1801-1802 colonel of the 2nd battalion 54th foot, serving in the Mediterranean (including Egypt); 1803 KB; 1803-1809 colonel of the 71st Highland light infantry; 1803-1807 commander-in-chief at Madras; 1805 lieutenant-colonel; 1808 served in Portugal; 1809 colonel of the 43rd regiment; 1811-1814 governor of the Cape of Good Hope; 1814 general; 1815 GCB; 1819 Baron in the peerage of Ireland; 1831 peer of the United Kingdom

Epithet: army officer

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