Militärdienst
He entered the Royal Navy as an Able-Seaman RN (With seniority dated 04/01/1749).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN 1755.
He was appointed as a Commander RN 1758.
He served in H.M.S. Porcupine (In command) 1795 when he led the squadron past Quebec.
He was appointed as a Captain RN (With seniority dated 13/10/1760).
He served in H.M.S. Alarm (In command) 1769.
He served in H.M.S. Foudroyant (In command) 1782.
He captured the Pegase in 1782.
He was appointed as a Commodore RN 1783.
He was elected as a member of Parliament.
He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral RN (With seniority dated 24/09/1787).
He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral RN (With seniority dated 01/02/1793).
He was appointed as a Commander-in-Chief Mediteranean Station in 1795.
He was appointed as a Admiral RN 01/07/1795.
He was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief Channel Fleet 1800.
He was elevated to Earl St. Vincent 16/07/1797 for his defeat of the Spanish fleet at Cape St. Vincent.
He was the First Lord of the Admiralty 1801.
He was appointed as a Admiral of the Fleet 1821 .
Benannte Orte
Jervis Inlet (BC), St. Vincent Bay (BC)
Referenzen
- Kemp, Peter [ed.] (1976)
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Meany, E.S. (1957)
