Samuel Ford Whittingham

Lieutenant-General

Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham
Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham
Born29 January 1772
Bristol
Died19 January 1841
Madras Presidency, British India
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Spain
Service / branch British Army
Spanish Army
Years of service1803–1841
RankLieutenant-General
CommandsMadras Army
Battles / warsNapoleonic Wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order

Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham, KCB, KCH (29 January 1772 – 19 January 1841), whose Christian names were contracted by himself and his friends into "Samford", was a British and Spanish army officer during the Napoleonic Wars. Following the conflict he served in the British Army predominantly in India.