Naval officer; born in
England in 1721; became a post-cap tain in the
British navy in 1747.
As com mander of a fleet, he co-operated with
Sir Henry Clinton in an unsuccessful attack on
Charleston, June 28, 1776.
He afterwards assisted both
Viscount General Howe and
Admiral Lord Howe in the capture of New York, and commanded the squadron which took possession of
Rhode Island late in that year.
Afterwards he was a member of Parliament; was made admiral of the white, and on the death of Lord Howe (1799), as the oldest admiral
in the navy, he became admiral of the fleet.
He died in
England, Dec. 21, 1811.
