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Andre, John, 1751-
British military officer; born in London in 1751; was the son of a Genevan, who was a merchant in London.
After receiving an education at Geneva, young Andre returned, and entered a mercantile house in London when he was eighteen years of age. He was a youth of great genius-painted well and wrote poetry with fluency.
His literary tastes brought to him the acquaintance of literary people.
Among these was the poetess, Anna Seward.
of Lichfield, to whose cousin, Honora Sneyd, Andre became warmly attached.
They were betrothed, but their youth caused a postponement of their nuptials, and Andre entered the army and came to America, in 1774, as lieutenant of the Royal Fusileers.
With them, in Canada, he was taken prisoner by Montgomery, at St. Johns (Nov. 2, 1775), and was sent to Lancaster, Pa. In December, 1776, he was exchanged, and promoted to captain in the British army.
He was appointed aide to General Grey in the summer of 1777, and on the departure of t