Sir William Macgregor, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Macgregor, 2nd Baronet (1817 – 29 March 1846) was a British Army officer.
The eldest son of the physician Sir Patrick Macgregor, 1st Baronet, he succeeded him in his baronetcy in 1828.[1] On 20 March 1835, he purchased an ensigncy in the 18th Regiment of Foot.[2] On 29 March 1839, he purchased a lieutenancy in the regiment.[3]
Macgregor fought in the First Opium War, and fell ill from sunstroke at the Battle of Chinkiang.[1] He was promoted captain shortly thereafter, on 22 July, to replace Captain Collinson, killed at the battle.[4] He later returned to China overland before fully recovering from his sunstroke, to which cause his death was attributed.[1] On 19 April 1844, he exchanged into the 92nd Regiment of Foot.[5]
Macgregor died at Gibraltar in 1846.[1] He was attended by his brother-in-law, the Rev. Joseph Sortain.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Sylvanus Urban, ed. (1846). "Obituaries". The Gentleman's Magazine. 180: 93.
- ^ "No. 19251". The London Gazette. 20 March 1835. p. 536.
- ^ "No. 19720". The London Gazette. 29 March 1839. p. 696.
- ^ "No. 20181". The London Gazette. 27 December 1842. p. 3864.
- ^ "No. 20336". The London Gazette. 19 April 1844. p. 1322.
- ^ Bridget Margaret Sortain (1861). Memorials of the rev. Joseph Sortain. p. 305. Retrieved 18 December 2012.