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John Byng
(1772-1860)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
NRA:    Byng John (1772-1860) 1st Earl of Strafford General
DNB:    Byng, John, first earl of Strafford (1772–1860), army officer
LBT ID: LdStraf1a		B/BAP:   1772
DIED:   1860-06-03
SOURCES: DNB; thePeerage.com
After education at Westminster School he pursued a military career, fighting in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo; after his retirement in 1831 he was MP for Poole and was raised to the peerage in 1835.
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