Benjamin Handley

Benjamin Handley
Birthdate:	January 13, 1784
Birthplace:	Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
Death:	May 16, 1858 (74) Sleaford, UK
Place of Burial:	Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
Immediate Family:	Son of William Handley and Ann Handley Brother of William Farnsworth Handley; John Handley and Charles Richard Handley

Managed by:	Elisabeth Gail Burleigh
Last Updated:	January 24, 2019

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About Benjamin Handley

Major, MP for Boston. Unmarried

Educated at Mr Hall;s School, Grantham; then Trinity College, Cambridge. Joined the army in 1805, becoming a Captain in the 9th Lancers, serving in South America and the Peninsular. He transferred to 53rd of Foot (Shropshire Regiment) with rank of Major in 1816, placed on half pay and entered the Reserve, retiring in 1826. In 1831 he was resident at Pointon House, Lincs, and in 1832 was returned as MP for Boston.

Death registration: Bourne Apr-Jun 1856 7a 186

Wikipedia contributors. "Benjamin Handley." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol I. page 732

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1784	January 13, 1784	Birth of Benjamin Handley Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
1858	May 16, 1858 Age 74	Death of Benjamin Handley Sleaford, UK
	May 31, 1858 Age 74	Burial of Benjamin Handley Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
????		Baptism of Benjamin Handley Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK

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