Henry Holmes (Yarmouth MP, died 1738)

Henry Holmes
Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight
In office
1710–1714
MonarchAnne
Preceded byAnthony Morgan
Succeeded byAnthony Morgan
Governor of Hurst Castle
In office
1702–1714
MonarchAnne
Preceded byJohn Burrard
Succeeded bySir Tristram Dillington
In office
1683–1695
MonarchsCharles II
James II & VII
William III & II and Mary II
Preceded bySir John Holmes
Succeeded byJohn Burrard
Member of Parliament
for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)
In office
1695–1717
MonarchsWilliam III & II
Anne
George I
Preceded bySir John Trevor
Charles Duncombe
Succeeded byAnthony Morgan
Sir Theodore Janssen
Personal details
Born1660 (1660)
Died23 June 1738(1738-06-23) (aged 77–78)
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
SpouseMary Holmes (cousin)
ChildrenThomas Holmes (son)
Henry Holmes (son)
Charles Holmes (son)
ParentThomas Holmes
RelativesSir Robert Holmes (uncle)
Sir John Holmes (uncle)
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1687–1695
RankLieutenant (1687), Captain (1689), Major (1692)
UnitGrenadier Guards, 8th Foot

Henry Holmes (c. 1660 – 23 June 1738) of Thorley, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, was an Anglo-Irish Army officer, landowner and Tory politician who was Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight (1710–14) and sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 to 1717.