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Henry Belasyse

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Henry Belasyse

English politician and general

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Sir Henry Belasyse was a British army officer and politician from County Durham who sat as MP for a number of constituencies between 1695 and 1715. Beginning his military career in 1674 under William of Orange, he proved an effective soldier who was trusted with a variety of senior commands, but was unpopular with his contemporaries. In the Glorious Revolution of November 1688, he helped secure the north of England for William, before fighting in Ireland and Flanders in the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years War.

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Occupation: military officer, politician
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain
Born: 1648
Died: December 14, 1717

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Sir Henry Belasyse was a British army officer and politician from County Durham who sat as MP for a number of constituencies between 1695 and 1715. Beginning his military career in 1674 under William of Orange, he proved an effective soldier who was trusted with a variety of senior commands, but was unpopular with his contemporaries. In the Glorious Revolution of November 1688, he helped secure the north of England for William, before fighting in Ireland and Flanders in the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years War.

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Occupation: military officer, politician
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain
Born: 1648
Died: December 14, 1717

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