Family and Education
b. 11 June 1740, 1st s. of Joseph Popham of Cork, sometime consul at Tetuan, Morocco, by his 1st w. Mary Riggs of Waterford. m. (1) 20 July 1785, Mary (d. 25 Jan. 1803), da. of Sir William Thomas, end Bt., of Yapton Place, Suss.; (2) Jane, wid. of John Simpson.
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Entered army 1757; sold out 27 May 1768 with rank of capt. 13 Ft. Entered military service of E.I. Co. 1768, res. 21 Dec. 1784 with rank of lt.-col.; re-entered 1794, ret. as lt.-gen. 1803.
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Commons 1754-1790
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POPHAM, William (1740-1821)
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