NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: De Lancey, Oliver, 1752-1822 NRA: Lancey Oliver De (1749-1822) MP General DNB: Lancey, Oliver De (c.1749–1822), army officer and politician in America LBT ID: OlDelan1822 VIAF ID: 9776979 LOC ID: nr2001049254 | B/BAP: 1749 DIED: 1822-09-03 |
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
Born in New York, he served as a British military officer in the American Revolution, and
afterwards as Barrack-master General, a position from which he was removed in 1804 for
inaccuracy in his accounts. He was MP for Maidstone (1796-1802). | |