Philip Honywood (British Army officer, died 1785)

General Philip Honywood (c.1710 – 21 February 1785) was a British army officer who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1784.

At the Battle of Dettingen in 1743, he received at least twenty-three broadsword wounds and two musket shots which were never removed, distinguishing himself by his personal valour.

[2] He was finally promoted to full General in 1777 and transferred to be Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards from 1782 to his death.

He had married Elizabeth Wastell, but their only child, Philip, who was born 27 June 1760,[3] died aged 19.

He left his Marks Hall estate worth nearly £6000 per annum to his cousin Filmer Honywood, M.P.