# Henry Clinton

> General Sir Henry Clinton, KB was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence. He arrived in Boston in May 1775 and was the British Commander-in-Chief in America from 1778 to 1782. He was a Member of Parliament for many years due to the influence of his cousin Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle. Late in life, he was named Governor of Gibraltar, but he died before assuming the post.

*British army officer and politician (1730–1795)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1730-04-16
- **Died:** 1795-12-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 20.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [亨利·克林頓](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%A8%E5%88%A9%C2%B7%E5%85%8B%E6%9E%97%E9%A0%93)
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- [Henri Klinton (hərbçi, 1730)](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Klinton_(h%C9%99rb%C3%A7i%2C_1730))
- [Henry Clinton](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton)
- [Henry Clinton (General, 1730)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton_(General%2C_1730))
- [Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton_(British_Army_officer%2C_born_1730))
- [Henry Clinton](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton)
- [Henry Clinton](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton)
- [هنری کلینتون](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Henry Clinton](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton)
- [Henry Clinton (1730-1795)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton_(1730-1795))
- [הנרי קלינטון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%A8%D7%99_%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Henry Clinton](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton)
- [ヘンリー・クリントン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3)
- [헨리 클린턴](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%97%A8%EB%A6%AC_%ED%81%B4%EB%A6%B0%ED%84%B4)
- [Henry Clinton](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton)
- [Henry Clinton (1730–1795)](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton_(1730%E2%80%931795))
- [Henry Clinton](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton)
- [Клинтон, Генри (1730)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%B8_(1730))
- [Sir Henry Clinton](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Henry_Clinton)
- [Henry Clinton](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton)
- [Хенри Клинтон (1730—1795)](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(1730%E2%80%941795))
- [Henry Clinton (1738–1795)](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton_(1738%E2%80%931795))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q450734)

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