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George Clinton

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Officer of the British Navy

Honourable George Clinton

 

Personal Details

Date of Birth1686
Place of Birth
Father's NameFrancis Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln (1635-1693)
Mother's NameSusan Penniston
ChildGeneral Sir Henry Clinton
ChildLucy Mary, married Robert Roddam
ChildSon, died in infancy
ChildSon, died in infancy
ChildDaughter, died in infancy
ChildDaughter, died in infancy
Date of Death10 July 1761

Naval Service Details

Midshipman

DateShipNotes

 

Lieutenant

DateShipNotes
1709Entered Naval service

 

Commander

DateShipNotes

 

Captain

DateShipNotes
16 June 1716SpeedwellPromoted to post captain and commissioned
1720Monck
16 April 1720MonckSailed to the Baltic under Sir John Norris (W004)
1720MonckThe Monck was lost in a severe storm, although her crew and stores were saved (W004)
1721NottinghamAppointed after the loss of the Monck (W004)
1722NottinghamLeft the vessel and was not employed further (B051)
1726ColchesterCommissioned and to the Mediterranean under Rear-Admiral Hopson (W004)
April 1727ColchesterStill in the Medierranean. Escorted the merchant fleet to Smyrna (W004)
1727ColchesterAttacks on Spanish batteries in the vicinity of Gibraltar (W004)
September 1727ColchesterEscorted the merchant fleet back to England, where the ship was laid up (W004)
July 1728SunderlandAs a guard ship (B051)
May 1729SunderlandRemoved from the ship (B051)
1732Appointed as commodore of the squadron to protect the Newfoundland fisheries (B051)
15 June 1732NamurCommissioned as flag captain to Admiral Sir Charles Wager (W004)
1734NamurReplaced by captain John Barnsley when admiral Haddock was appointed (W004)
1734Berwick (W004)
1737Commodore and Commander-in-Chief of the ships for the Mediterranean (B051)
1739Prince Frederick (B051)
1740Marlborough (B051)

 

Rear-Admiral of the Red

DateShipNotes
7 December 1743While governor of New York

 

Vice-Admiral or the White

DateShipNotes
19 June 1744While governor of New York

 

Vice-Admiral or the Red

DateShipNotes
23 April 1745While governor of New York

 

Admiral of the White

DateShipNotes
15 July 1747While governor of New York

 

Admiral of the Fleet

DateShipNotes
March 1757Appointed

 

Other Details

1731Appointed Commodore Governor of Newfoundland
1732Succeeded as Governor by Edward Falkingham
14 July 1741Appointed Colonial Governor of New York
September 1743Arrived in New York to take up his post
1753Replaced as Governor of New York by Sir Danvers Osborn
31 May 1754Elected as Member of Parliament for Saltash

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource

 

Notes

 

Sources

B051Biographia Navalis Vol IVJohn Charnock
W004Ships of the Old NavyMichael Phillips

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