James Freeth

General Sir James Freeth KCB KH (1786 – 19 January 1867) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.

Military career
Freeth was commissioned into the 98th Regiment of Foot in 1806. He served in the Peninsular War and in France from 1809 to 1814 and, in 1851, was appointed Quartermaster-General to the Forces. He went on to be Colonel of the 64th Regiment of Foot in 1855.

Family
He married Harriett Holt and together they went on to have six sons and two daughters.