Sir
James Freeth
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| Born | 5 March 1786 Edgbaston, Warwickshire |
| Died | 19 January 1867(1867-01-19) (aged 80) London, England[1] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Royal Guelphic Order |
General Sir James Freeth KCB KH (5 March 1786 – 19 January 1867) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Freeth was commissioned into the 98th Regiment of Foot in 1806.[2] He served in the Peninsular War and in France from 1809 to 1814[2] and, in 1851, was appointed Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[3] He went on to be Colonel of the 64th Regiment of Foot in 1855.[4]
He was promoted Lieutenant-General in 1858[5] and full General in 1865.[6]
He married Harriett Holt and together they went on to have six sons and two daughters.[7] Three of his sons became major-generals; his great-grandchild, Francis Arthur Freeth, was a chemist who developed a number of processes in explosives manufacture and a major in the Territorial Army.[8]
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| Preceded by | Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1851–1855 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Sir Richard Bourke |
Colonel of the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 1855–1867 |
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