Sir Henry Wilmot, 5th Baronet
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Colonel Sir Henry Wilmot 5th Baronet VC (3 February 1831-7 April 1901) was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
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[edit] Military career
Wilmot was born in Chaddesden, Derby[1]. He fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 as a captain in the 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). On 11 March 1858 at Lucknow, India, Wilmot's company was engaged with a large number of the enemy near the Iron Bridge. He found himself at one stage, at the end of a street with only four of his men opposed to a considerable body of the enemy. One of his men was shot through both legs and two (David Hawkes and William Nash) of the others lifted him and although one of them was severely wounded they carried their comrade for a considerable distance, Wilmot firing with the men's rifles and covering the retreat of the party. For his actions he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He later achieved the rank of Colonel.
[edit] Political career
Wilmot sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Derbyshire from 1869 to 1885. He died in April 1901, aged 70, and was buried at Chaddesden. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester, England.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Derbyshire at VictoriaCross.org Accessed June 2007
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Baronetage Page.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs.
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Rowland Smith Sir Thomas Gresley |
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire with Rowland Smith 1869–1874 Thomas William Evans 1874–1885 1869–1885 |
Succeeded by Henry Wardle (representation reduced to one member 1885) |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Henry Sacheverell Wilmot |
Baronet (of Chaddesden) 1872–1901 |
Succeeded by Ralph Henry Sacheverell Wilmot |
