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John Byron | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:CaptainByron.jpg) Lord Byron's father, Captain John "Mad Jack" Byron | |
| Born | 1757 |
| Died | 2 August 1791 (aged 34) |
| Other names | Mad Jack |
| Alma mater | Westminster School |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Augusta Leigh George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron |
| Parent(s) | Vice-Admiral The Hon. John Byron Sophia Trevanion |
| Relatives | William Byron, 4th Baron Byron (paternal grandfather) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Captain John Byron (1757 – 2 August 1791) was a British Army officer and letter writer, best known as the father of the poet Lord Byron. In 1824, an obituary of his son gave him the nickname "Mad Jack Byron", and though there is no evidence for this in his own lifetime, it has since stuck – certainly he was called "Jack" by his family members and referred to himself as such.[1]
- ^ Brand, Emily (2020). The Fall of the House of Byron. John Murray. p. 281.