Name John Mostyn Died 1779 | Role British Army officer Parents Essex Finch | |
Siblings Roger Mostyn, Sir Thomas Mostyn, 4th Baronet Cousins Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham Grandparents Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, Anne Hatton Uncles Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, Edward Finch, William Finch, John Finch, Henry Finch | ||
General John Mostyn (c.1709 – 16 February 1779) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. He was a younger son of Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet.
Mostyn served as Governor of Minorca for a ten-year period between 1768 and 1778. It was a titular role and Mostyn was not in residence on the island, which meant that his deputy was in effective charge - from 1774 this was James Murray, his eventual successor who was forced to surrender the island in 1782 to a Spanish force.
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