Sir William Boothby, 4th Baronet

General Sir William Boothby, 4th Baronet (4 May 1721 - 15 April 1787) was a senior British Army officer and one of the Boothby baronets.

Boothby saw active service during the Seven Years' War.[1]

He was colonel of the 50th Regiment of Foot.[2]

References
  1. Entick, John (1763). "The general history of the later war".
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080109015833/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/050-757.htm
Military offices
Preceded by
Edward Carr		 Colonel of the 50th Regiment of Foot
1764–1774		 Succeeded by
Michael O'Brien Dilkes
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
William Boothby		 Baronet
(of Broadlow Ash)
1731-1787		 Succeeded by
Brooke Boothby
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