Coote, Eyre, approximately 1759-1823, general, colonial governor

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1776 ensign and lieutenant in the 37th regiment of foot; 1776-1781 served in American War of Independence; 1783 major of the 47th foot; 1788 lieutenant-colonel of the 70th foot; 1790-1797 MP for Ballinakill; 1797-1800 MP for Maryborough; 1793-1794 served in West Indies; 1794 colonel; 1794-1795 served in Netherlands campaign; 1795 served in West Indies campaign; 1795 aide-de-camp to King George III; 1796 brigadier-general; 1798 major-general; 1798-1799 served in Netherlands; 1801 served in Egypt; 1802 KB, order of the Crescent; 1802-1806 MP for Queen's County; 1805 lieutenant-general; 1806-1808 lieutenant-governor and commander-in-chief in Jamaica; 1814 general; 1815 GCB; 1812-1818 MP for Barnstaple; 1816 stripped of knighthood

Epithet: general, colonial governor

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creatorOf Vol. XXX (ff. 247). 1797-1806.Francis Dighton, of Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse-Guards: Memoranda to,: 1804-1809.includes:ff. 1-2b Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1797. f. 3 Navigation: Compass variations on boa..., 1797-1806 British Library
referencedIn ANDERSON PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 278). Correspondence of D. Anderson with Warren Hastings as Governor-General of Bengal chiefly concerning Anderson's embassy to the Marathas, and including correspondence with the Select Committee at Bombay and other docu..., 1774-1785 British Library
referencedIn Vol. v. (ff. 401). May-July, 1797.General William Dalrymple: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Chichester: 1794-1801.includes:ff. 3-375 passim Lieutenant-General Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake 1807: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Chichester: 1... British Library
creatorOf NORTH (SHEFFIELD PARK) PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 174). 1. ff. 1-46. Letters from Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India; 1774-1778. Partly signed.2. ff. 47-124. Letters from Philip Francis, of the Council for India; 1778, 1779. Partly signed. Also inc..., 1774-1783 British Library
referencedIn HUSKISSON PAPERS. Vol. XXXV1 (ff. 507). Accompts: (a) chiefly relating to the secret service and especially to transactions with the Émigrés, 1795-1808 and 1830. f. 1; (b) relating to the Cape of Good Hope, 1799-1803. f. 469.France; Sovereigns of, an..., 1795-1830 British Library
referencedIn Vol. iii. (IF. 449). Apr.-Dec. 1796.Army; England: Letters and papers on military affairs in Ireland: 1796, 1797.includes:f. 1 General William Loftus: Correspondence, with the 2nd Earl of Chichester: 1796-1802. ff. 3, 7, 242, 267, 287, 358 Frederick... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXXIV (ff. i + 180). 4 Nov. 1809-21 Dec. 1811.includes:f. 1 Elizabeth Hervey, widow of John Augustus, Lord Hervey: Letter to, from the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1809. f. 1, 16 b Archibald Colquhoun, Lord Advocate: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl... British Library
referencedIn Vol. vi. (fr. 455). Aug. 1797-June, 1798.includes:ff. 1, 116, 230-236 Lieutenant-General Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake 1807: Letters to -: 1797. f. 3 Margaret Redfern: Letter to Gen. Lake: 1797. ff. 6, 1 0 William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duk... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXVIII (ff. 404). 16 Mar.-May, 1814.includes:f. 1 Andreas Andersen Feldborg, Scandinavian historian: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1814. f. 2 John Ness, ship-master, of Whitby: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1814. f. 3 Captain Jo... British Library
referencedIn (XI. ff. 361). 21 Jan.-30 Apr. 1803.includes:ff. 1, 5, 39, 41, 49, 55, 106, 123, 137, 191, 198, 241 Isaac Corry, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ireland: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1801-1804. f. 3 Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland; formerl... British Library
creatorOf Vol. I (ff. 270). A -G.includes:f. 1 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Letter to A. Panizzi: 1856. f. 3 William Harrison Ainsworth, alias 'Cheviot Ticheburn'; novelist: Letter to A. Jones: 1840. f. 4 Ge... British Library
referencedIn (XVII. ff. 275). 16 Nov.-25 Dec. 1803.includes:ff. 1, 49, 81, 230 Charles Lindsay, Archdeacon of Kildare: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1792-1827. f. 3 Reverend Thomas Brooke Clarke, of Greenwich: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1791 -1805. ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XII (ff. 190). 1804-Mar. 1807.includes:ff. 1, 3 Sir Home Riggs Popham, Admiral: Letters to C. P. Yorke: 1803-1810. f.4 Francisco Antonio Gabriel Miranda, Venezuelan general: Letter to N. Vansittart: 1804.: Fr.: Copy. ff. 6, 61 William Windham, M... British Library
referencedIn (XVIII. ff. 307). 26 Dec. 1803-20 Jan. 1804.Joseph Greene, Master of the Grammar School, Stratford-on-Avon: Table of contents of the Burghley papers in the Lansdowne collection: [1760-1766].includes:f. 1 J-King: Letter to W. Wickham: 1803.: Copy. f... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LX (ff. 367). Aug.-21 Oct. 1812.includes:ff. 1, 3 Marcus Crosbie: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1812-1819. f. 4 Robert John Harper, Clerk of the Duchy of Lancaster Court: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1807-1823... British Library
referencedIn Vol. II (ff. 320). 1798, 1799.Alexander Davison, contractor: Letter to W. Huskisson: 1798.: Signed.George III of England: Correspondence and papers of W. Huskisson: 1782-1820.includes:f. 3 Sir George Macartney, Lord Macartney 1776, Viscount 1792, Ear..., 1798-1799 British Library
referencedIn (XXXV. ff. 257). 6 Sept.-15 Oct. 1805.includes:ff. 1, 38 Robert Banks Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury; 2nd Earl of Liverpool; Prime Minister: Correspondence with the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1804-1809. f. 3 John Thomas de Burgh, Earl of Clanricarde: Correspo... British Library
referencedIn (XXXII. ff. 324). 11 May-10 June, 1805.includes:ff. 1, 3, 18, 20, 59, 61, 75 William Downes, Chief Justice of King's Bench, Ireland: Correspondence with the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1804-1806. ff. 1-22, 26, 59, 61, 63, 69, 73 Robert Johnson, Judge of Com... British Library
referencedIn (XXXVI. ff. 318). 16 Oct.-10 Dec. 1805.includes:f. 1 Anne Murray Keith: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1804-1812. f. 3 Reverend Isaac Ashe: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1802-1806. f. 5 Charles Brodrick, DD, successively Bishop of Kilmore ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXX (ff. 183). 10 Nov 1781-31 July, 1787.Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst: Correspondence with the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1779-1794.includes:f. 1 Montague Cribb, widow of Major R Cribb: Correspondence with the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1781. f. ... British Library
referencedIn (XXVIII. ff. 365). Jan. 1805.includes:ff. 3, 19 General Sir William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart: Correspondence with the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1803 -1805. f. 7 Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl Of Leitrim: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1803-180... British Library
referencedIn Vol. iv. (fr. 442). Jan.-Apr. 1797.includes:ff. 1-392 passim General William Dalrymple: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Chichester: 1794-1801. f. 3 William Power Keating Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty: Letters to Gen. Coote: 1796, 1797. f. 5 Jer... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXC. (ff. 297). 1813-1818.includes:f. 1 Edward Worth Newenham, son of Sir E Newenham, MP: Letters to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1812-1818. f. 3 Protestant Society for the Protection of Religious Liberty: Correspondence with S. Perceval and the ..., 1813-1818 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XLVI. (ff. 302). May 1807-Mar. 1808.William Windham, Secretary of State, etc: General political correspondence: 1782-1810.includes:f.1 Thomas Tuckfield: Letter to W. Windham: 1807. f. 3 Lieutenant Francis Lewis: Letter to W. Windham: 1807. f. 4 ... British Library
referencedIn (VI. ff. 323). 1 Feb.-31 Mar,1802.includes:f. 1 Thomas Pelham, Baron Pelham; 2nd Earl of Chichester: Correspondence with the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1801-1808. ff. 3, 5, 200-212 Gaspar Erck: Papers relating salary, as Chief Clerk of the War Office, Irel... British Library
referencedIn (XXII. ff. 290). May, 1804.includes:f. 1 William Finch Finch: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1781-1812. ff. 3, 122, 245, 285 John Denis Browne, Marquis of Sligo: Correspondence with the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1801 -1808. f. 9 Reverend Gerald Fitz... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXIII (ff. 379). Mar.-13 May, 1813.includes:f. 1 J-Hardy, priest, Professor at the Royal College, Valognes: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1813. ff. 3-8, 32, 34, 353, 355 British America, and United States: Papers rel. to claims of Brit... British Library
referencedIn (XXIII. ff. 373). 1 June-10 July, 1804.includes:f. 1 Sir Richard Cavendish, Baronet; Baron Waterpark (1807): Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1803, 1804. f. 5 George Augustus Chichester, Marquis of Donegal: Correspondence with the 3rd Lord Hardwic... British Library
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Death 1823

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