Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas McMahon | |
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 Sir Thomas McMahon, Bt., by Jivan Ram | |
| Born | 1779 (1779) |
| Died | 1860 (aged 80–81) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | Bombay Army |
| Battles / wars | Peninsula War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of theOrder of the Bath |
Lieutenant-GeneralSir Thomas McMahon, 2nd Baronet (1779–1860) was aBritish Army officer.
He was the youngest son of John MacMahon, comptroller of the Port ofLimerick, and his second wife Mary Stackpoole, daughter of James Stackpoole. He had a full brother, SirWilliam MacMahon, 1st Baronet,Master of the Rolls in Ireland, and an elder half-brother,Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet, Private Secretary tothe Prince Regent from 1811 to 1817. He had at least one sister, who married a Mr O'Halloran: her daughter, whose first name is uncertain, was the first wife of the writer and politicianRichard Lalor Sheil. She died in childbirth in 1822.
While Thomas and William were both gifted men, their early careers were hampered by their relatively humble social origins, and there is little doubt that their half-brother's political influence greatly assisted them in their rise to prominence.
John was the first of theMcMahon Baronets of Ashley Manor: on his death in 1817, the title passed to Thomas byspecial remainder.
He married Emily Westropp, daughter of Michael Roberts Westropp of Sunvile,County Limerick (not to be confused with his grandson, SirMichael Roberts Westropp) and Jane Godsell, and they had nine children, including GeneralSir Thomas Westropp McMahon, 3rd Baronet.
McMahon served in the Portuguese army in thePeninsular War and became adjutant-general in India.[1] He went on to beLieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth and General Officer CommandingSouth-West District in 1834[2] and becameCommander-in-chief of theBombay Army on 14 February 1840 retiring from that post on 8 April 1847.[3]
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by | GOC South-West District 1834–1839 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | C-in-C, Bombay Army 1840–1847 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Colonel of the94th Regiment of Foot 1838–1847 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Colonel of the10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot 1847–1860 | Succeeded by Thomas Burke |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Baronet (of Ashley Manor) 1817–1860 | Succeeded by |