Naval officer; born in
Cornwall, England, Aug. 19, 1711; son of
Viscount Falmouth; was made a captain in the royal navy in March, 1737.
Distinguished at Porto Bello and
Carthagena, he was promoted to the command of a 60-gun ship in 1744, in which he took the
Media.
He signalized himself under Anson in the battle off
Cape Finisterre in 1747, and against the
French in the
East Indies as rear-admiral the next year.
He made himself master of
Madras, and returned to
England in 1751.
Admiral of the
Blue, he commanded an expedition against
Louisburg, Cape Breton, in 1758, with
General Amherst.
In 1759 he defeated the French fleet in the Mediterranean, capturing 2,000 prisoners. For these services he was made general of the marines and member of the privy council.
Parliament also granted him a pension of $15,000 a year.
He died Jan. 10, 1761.