William Goodday Strutt [SEP] date of birth
William Goodday Strutt
William Goodday Strutt (1762–1848) was a British Army officer who served as governor of Quebec.
Strutt was baptised at Springfield, Essex, on 26 February 1762, the second son of John Strutt, of Terling Place, Essex, by Anne, daughter of the Rev. William Goodday of Maldon. Entering the army in 1778, he joined his regiment, the 61st, at Minorca. Later he was appointed to a company in the 91st, and took part in the defence of St. Lucia. In
Anne Goodday, daughter of Rev. William Goodday, rector of Strelley, Nottinghamshire on 17 July 1756. In 1758, he inherited property at Terling on the death of an uncle. He purchased the manor of Terling from Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh and the adjacent estate in 1761 and built Terling Place from 1772.
Strutt died on 8 March 1816. He and his wife Anne were parents of three sons (including Joseph Holden Strutt and William Goodday Strutt) and a daughter.
Political career.
Strutt was for a long time