John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier

Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier,, styled Sir John Ligonier from 1743 to 1757, was a British army officer and politician who served in the English and British armies for more than half a century. In 1757, he was appointed Commander-in-chief and raised to the peerage as Viscount Ligonier in 1757, and in 1766, further elevated as Earl Ligonier.