Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield

The Lord Bloomfield
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
In office
1817–1822
Preceded bySir John McMahon, 1st Baronet
Succeeded byWilliam Knighton
Personal details
Born(1768-04-13)13 April 1768
Died15 August 1846(1846-08-15) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish
Alma materRoyal Military Academy, Woolwich

Lieutenant General Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield GCB GCH PC (13 April 1768 – 15 August 1846)[1] was a British Army officer who saw action at the Battle of Vinegar Hill in June 1798 during the Irish Rebellion. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth from 1812 from 1818 and served as Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1817 to 1822 before becoming Commanding Officer of Woolwich Garrison in 1826.