NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Vivian, Richard Hussey, Sir, 1775-1842 NRA: Vivian Richard Hussey (1775-1842) 1st Baron Vivian General DNB: Vivian, Richard Hussey, first Baron Vivian (1775-1842), army officer LBT ID: LdVivia1 VIAF ID: 790318 LOC ID: n88067519 | B/BAP: 1775-07-28 DIED: 1842-08-20 |
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The son of John Vivian; educated at Harrow and Exeter College, Oxford, he served in the
Peninsular War and was a brigade commander at Waterloo; he was MP for Truro (1821-26,
1832-34), Windsor (1826-31), and East Cornwall (1837-41). | |