Clinton, Henry (c. 1730–1795)

British soldier, born in Newfoundland, Canada. He took part in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution. In 1778 he became commander-in-chief in North America, but resigned in 1781. He became a general in 1793 and was appointed governor of Gibraltar in 1794.

He began service in the militia in New York, but became lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards in England in 1751, and captain and lieutenant colonel in 1758. He reached the rank of major general in 1772. He sat in Parliament 1772–84 and in 1790.