John Michel (British Army officer, born 1765)

General John Michel (10 February 1765 – 5 April 1844) was a British Army officer.

Biography

On 1 February 1781 he was appointed ensign in the 51st Regiment of Foot. He served at the siege of Fort St Philip, Minorca, and was taken prisoner on its surrender. In June 1785 he succeeded to a lieutenancy in the 51st, and in July 1790 was appointed captain in the 4th Dragoon Guards. Captain Michel served two years on the staff as aide-de-camp to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and in October 1793 succeeded to a majority, then in August 1796 to a lieutenant-colonelcy in the 4th Dragoon Guards. In 1801 he exchanged into the 14th Light Dragoons; on 29 April 1802 he received the brevet of colonel, and in October 1804 was appointed brigadier-general on the staff in Ireland, where he continued until June 1805. In February 1807 he was re-appointed to the Irish staff; on 25 October 1809 he received the rank of major-general, and that of lieutenant general on 4 June 1814.^[1] He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast from 1812 to 1818.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs (part b)

1. John Philippart, The Royal Military Calendar (1820), volume 2, p. 357.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Michel