Roger Handasyd

General Roger Peter Handasyd (c. 1684 – 4 January 1763) was a British Army officer.

He obtained a commission in a regiment of foot in 1694, and served two campaigns under King William III. He also served with reputation in the wars of Queen Anne.

After many years' service in the 22nd Regiment of Foot, Handasyd was promoted to the lieutenant-colonelcy of that corps, which he commanded some time at the island of Jamaica. He succeeded his father in the colonelcy of the regiment on 3 April 1712, and was removed to the 16th Regiment of Foot on 9 July 1730. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general in 1735, to that of major-general in 1739, and to lieutenant-general in 1743.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon from 1722 to 1741, and for Scarborough from 1747 to 1754.

References

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Historical Records of the British Army, by Richard Cannon.

• Historical Record of the Sixteenth, or the Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot (1848) p. 40.
• Historical Record of the Twenty-Second, or the Cheshire Regiment of Foot (1849) p. 52.

External links

• HANDASYDE, Roger (c.1684–1763), of Gaines Park, Great Staughton, Hunts. at The History of Parliament Online

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Hon. Sidney Wortley-Montagu Viscount Hinchingbrooke	Member of Parliament for Huntingdon 1722–1741 With: Edward Wortley Montagu 1722–1734 Edward Montagu 1734–1741	Succeeded by Edward Montagu Hon. Wills Hill
Preceded by William Osbaldeston Edwin Lascelles	Member of Parliament for Scarborough 1747–1754 With: Edwin Lascelles	Succeeded by Sir Ralph Milbanke William Osbaldeston
Military offices
Preceded by Thomas Handasyd	Colonel of Roger Handasyd's Regiment of Foot 1712–1730	Succeeded by William Barrell
Preceded by The Earl of Deloraine	Colonel of Roger Handasyd's Regiment of Foot 1730–1763	Succeeded by Hon. Robert Brudenell
Preceded by Sir John Cope	Commander-in-Chief, Scotland 1745	Succeeded by Henry Hawley