William Henry Pringle

Lieutenant-General Sir William Henry Pringle GCB (21 August 1772[1] – 23 December 1840) was a British Army officer who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for two constituencies in Cornwall.[2]

Sir William Henry Pringle GCB
William Henry Pringle by Andrew Plimer
Born	21 August 1772 Dublin
Died	23 December 1840 Stratford Place, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1792–1840
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	16th Light Dragoons 111th Regiment of Foot 4th Regiment of Foot Coldstream Guards 1st Regiment of Foot
Commands held	Inspecting Field Officer of Militia, North America Brigade, 5th Division 5th Division Brigade, 2nd Division 2nd Division
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Flanders campaign Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland Battle of Castricum (POW) Napoleonic Wars Hanover Expedition Copenhagen Expedition Peninsular War Battle of Salamanca Siege of Burgos Battle of Villa Muriel Battle of Maya Battle of Beunza Battle of Nivelle Battle of St Pierre Battle of Garris (WIA)
Awards	Army Gold Cross
Alma mater	Drogheda Grammar School
Other work	Member of Parliament

He was born the eldest son of Maj-Gen. Henry Pringle, of Dublin and educated privately and at Trinity College Dublin.

He joined the British Army as a cornet and progressed to the rank of Colonel of the 64th Foot in 1816. Further promotion to Lieutenant-General followed before he was transferred as Colonel for life in 1837 to the 45th Regiment of Foot. He was made KCB in 1815 and GCB in 1834.

He was MP for St Germans from 1812 to 1818, and then for Liskeard from 1818 to 1832.

He died in 1840. He had married Harriet Hester Eliot on 20 May 1806[3] (the daughter and heiress of Hon. Edward James Eliot) with whom he had a son and 4 daughters.