ants ▁Category : Har vard ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁Category : John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁General ▁Sir ▁John ▁M ord a unt ▁ ▁( 1 6 9 7 ▁– ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 7 8 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁soldier ▁and ▁Wh ig ▁politician , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Harry ▁M ord a unt ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Sp encer . ▁He ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Ra id ▁on ▁Ro che fort ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁failure ▁and ▁his ▁subsequent ▁court - mart ial . ▁Cle ared ▁on ▁a ▁technical ity , ▁he ▁was ▁non eth eless ▁bar red ▁from ▁holding ▁further ▁military ▁command . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁M ord a unt ▁entered ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 1 ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁captain ▁in ▁George ▁W ade ' s ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Drag oon ▁Gu ards ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 6 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Foot ▁Gu ards ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁Parliament ▁for ▁P onte f ract ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 0 , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁sat ▁until ▁ 1 7 3 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁member ▁for ▁Wh itch urch ▁ 1 7 3 5 – 1 7 4 1 ▁and ▁C ock