William Dyott

(1761-1847)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Dyott, William, 1761-1847 NRA: Dyott, William (1761-1847) General DNB: Dyott, William (1761-1847), army officer LBT ID: WiDyott1847	B/BAP: 1761-04-17 DIED: 1847-05-07
SOURCES: DNB
Military officer; he commanded the 25th Regiment at the capture of Grenada (1796) and was aide-de-camp to George III (1801); he was a neighbor and friend of Sir Robert Peel.
REFERENCES TO William Dyott: Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter VII. Found 1: ¶ 13