Henry Holmes | |
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Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight | |
In office 1710–1714 | |
Monarch | Anne |
Preceded by | Anthony Morgan |
Succeeded by | Anthony Morgan |
Governor of Hurst Castle | |
In office 1702–1714 | |
Monarch | Anne |
Preceded by | John Burrard |
Succeeded by | Sir Tristram Dillington |
In office 1683–1695 | |
Monarchs | Charles II James II & VII William III & II and Mary II |
Preceded by | Sir John Holmes |
Succeeded by | John Burrard |
Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) | |
In office 1695–1717 | |
Monarchs | William III & II Anne George I |
Preceded by | Sir John Trevor Charles Duncombe |
Succeeded by | Anthony Morgan Sir Theodore Janssen |
Personal details | |
Born | 1660 |
Died | 23 June 1738 | (aged 77–78)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Tory |
Spouse | Mary Holmes (cousin) |
Children | Thomas Holmes (son) Henry Holmes (son) Charles Holmes (son) |
Parent | Thomas Holmes |
Relatives | Sir Robert Holmes (uncle) Sir John Holmes (uncle) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1687–1695 |
Rank | Lieutenant (1687), Captain (1689), Major (1692) |
Unit | Grenadier 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.