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James Adolphus Oughton

James Adolphus Oughton

British officer

Lieutenant General Sir James Adolphus Oughton KB (1720 – 2 May 1780) was a British officer who was commander of forces in North Britain.

Oughton c. 1778 by John Downman

His monument in Westminster Abbey is by Richard Hayward.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis
  • Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "James Adolphus Dickenson Oughton" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 42. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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