Roger Handasyd

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Roger Handasyd

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| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]]
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]]
| name = Roger Handasyd
| name = Roger Handasyd
| honorific-suffix =
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Heusden, straatzicht de Vismarkt foto3 2012-10-22 12.24.jpg
| image = Heusden, straatzicht de Vismarkt foto3 2012-10-22 12.24.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = [[Heusden]], the Dutch port where Roger was born
| caption = [[Heusden]], the Dutch port where Roger was born
| constituency_MP = [[Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Scarborough]]
| constituency_MP = [[Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Scarborough]]
| term_start = 1747
| term_start = 1747
| term_end = 1754
| term_end = 1754
| office2 = [[Scottish Command#Commander-in-Chief, Scotland (or North Britain)|Commander-in-chief, Scotland]]
| office2 = [[Scottish Command#Commander-in-Chief, Scotland (or North Britain)|Commander-in-chief, Scotland]]
| term_start2 = October 1745
| term_start2 = October 1745
| term_end2 = November 1745
| term_end2 = November 1745
| constituency_MP3 = [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]]
| constituency_MP3 = [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]]
| term_start3 = 1722
| term_start3 = 1722
| term_end3 = 1741
| term_end3 = 1741
| birth_date = 11 March 1689 (baptised)
| birth_date = 11 March 1689 (baptised)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1763|01|4|1689|03|11|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1763|01|4|1689|03|11|df=y}}
| restingplace = St Andrews' Church, [[Great Staughton]]{{NHLE|num=1214559 |desc=Church of St Andrew |access-date=11 October 2022}}
| resting_place = St Andrews' Church, [[Great Staughton]]{{NHLE|num=1214559 |desc=Church of St Andrew |access-date=11 October 2022}}
| birth_place = [[Heusden]], [[Dutch Republic]]
| birth_place = [[Heusden]], [[Dutch Republic]]
| death_place = [[Hanover Square, Westminster|Hanover Square, Westminster, London]]
| death_place = [[Hanover Square, Westminster|Hanover Square, Westminster, London]]
| nationality = English
| party = [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| party = [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| otherparty =
| other_party =
| spouse = Elizabeth Thorneycroft (1710–his death)
| spouse = Elizabeth Thorneycroft (1710–his death)
| relations = Major-General [[Thomas Handasyd]] (1645–1729)
| relations = Major-General [[Thomas Handasyd]] (1645–1729)
| children =
| children =
| residence = [[Gaynes Hall]], near [[Great Staughton|Great Staughton, Cambridgeshire]]
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Soldier and politician
| occupation = Soldier and politician
| profession =
| profession =
| portfolio =
| portfolio =
| signature =
| signature =
| allegiance = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
| allegiance = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
| branch = Army
| branch = Army
| serviceyears =
| service_years =
| rank = [[Lieutenant-General]] 1743
| rank = [[Lieutenant-General]] 1743
| unit = '''Colonel;'''
[[Cheshire Regiment|22nd Foot]] 1712–1730
[[Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment|16th Foot]] 1730–1763
| unit = '''Colonel;'''
[[Cheshire Regiment|22nd Foot]] 1712–1730
[[Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment|16th Foot]] 1730–1763
| commands =
| commands =
| battles = '''[[War of the Spanish Succession]]'''
'''[[Jacobite rising of 1715]]'''
'''[[Jacobite rising of 1745]]'''
| battles = '''[[War of the Spanish Succession]]'''
'''[[Jacobite rising of 1715]]'''
'''[[Jacobite rising of 1745]]'''
| awards =
| awards =
| laterwork =
| laterwork =
}}
}}
[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Roger Handasyd''' (or '''Handaside'''; 11 March 1689 – 4 January 1763) was an English military officer and [[Member of Parliament]] for different seats between 1722 and 1754.
[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Roger Handasyd''' (or '''Handaside'''; 11 March 1689 – 4 January 1763) was an English military officer and [[Member of Parliament]] for different seats between 1722 and 1754.
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