Sir Hew Whiteford Dalrymple, 1st Baronet

Sir Hew Dalrymple
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, by John Jackson, 1831
Born	3 December 1750 Ayr, Scotland
Died	9 April 1830 (aged 79) London, England
Buried at	Aldenham, Hertfordshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Northern District
Battles/wars	Peninsular War

General Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (3 December 1750 – 9 April 1830) was a British Army general and Governor of Gibraltar.

Dalrymple was the only son of Captain John Dalrymple, of the 6th Dragoons, himself grandson of the first Viscount of Stair. Following his father's death in 1753, Dalrymple's mother remarried to Sir James Adolphus Oughton.

Dalrymple was commissioned as an ensign into the 31st Regiment of Foot in 1763, was promoted Lieutenant in 1766 and Captain in 1768. He took time out from the Army to study at Edinburgh University from 1767 to 1768. Dalrymple was knighted in 1779 thanks to the influence of his family.

Lieutenant-Colonel of the 68th Foot in 1781, he was promoted to Colonel when he transferred to the 1st Foot Guards. In 1793 he commanded a composite battalion of grenadiers in Lake’s brigade under York in the Flanders Campaign, and saw action at Raismes 8 May, Famars 23 May, the Siege of Valenciennes 13 June – 28 July, and the Siege of Dunkirk 25 August – 10 September. He returned to Britain early in 1794 and was made Major-General on 3 October. In 1796 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey. He became Colonel of the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) in 1797, transferred to the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot in 1798 and to the Green Howards in 1810.