Sir Peregrine Maitland, KCB, GCB (July 6, 1777 - May 30, 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. Born at Long Parish House, Hurstbourne, Hampshire, the eldest of five sons of Thomas Maitland of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, (d. 1798) by his spouse Jane, daughter of Edward Mathew, General of the Coldstream Guards by his wife Lady Jane (1757 - 1830), daughter of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. Wikipedia
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