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John Norris
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Sir John Norris
Personal Details
Date of Birth | 1670 | Place of Birth | | Father's Name | | Mother's Name | | Married | Elizabeth Aylmer - Daughter of Matthew Aylmer | Daughter | Lucy | Date of Death | 14 June 1749 |
Naval Service Details
Midshipman
Lieutenant
Commander
Captain
Date | Ship | Notes | 18 July 1690 | Pelican Fireship | Appointed due to his meritorious behavior as a Lieutenant at the Battle of Beach Head (B051) | 1693 | Sheerness (28) | In the Smyrna Convoy escort (B051) | 1694 | Carlisle | In the Mediterranean (B051) | January 1695 | Carlisle | Distinguished himself in an action against the Content and Trident (B051) | 1695 | Content | Appointed on the recommendation of Admiral Russell (B051) | 1695 | Content | Captured the Frnech frigate Foudroyant (B051) | 1696 | Content | Commodore of a squadron sent ot recover settlements in Hudson's bay (B051) | 23 July 1696 | Content | In St John's, Newfoundland (B051) | Ocotober 1696 | Content | Returned to England (B051) | | Winchester | On the Mediterranean and Newfoundland stations (B051) | 1702 | Orford | Took four or five prizes on the passafge to Cadiz (B051) | 1702 | Orford | Arrested after a dispute with Captain Ley on the deck of the Royal Sovereign, but released on the intervention of the Duke of Ormond (B051) | 1703 | Orford | In the Mediterranean under Sir Cloudesley Shovell (B051) | 1703 | Orford | On the voyage from Falmouth to the Mediterranean took a French Privateer Phillipeaux of 36 guns. (B051) | 1703 | Orford | On the voyage from Falmouth to the Mediterranean took a French Privateer of 16 guns. (B051) | November 1703 | Orford | Took the Hazard (52) in the channel after a running fight of at least six hours. (B051) | 1704 | Orford | At the Battle of Malaga (B051) | 1705 | Britannia | As Joint commander, the the Earl of Peterborough, of the fleet for the Mediterranean (B051) | 1706 | | Out of commission (B051) |
Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Date | Ship | Notes | 10 March 1707 | Torbay | in the Mediterranean (B051) | October 1707 | Torbay | Returned from the Mediterranean (B051) | December 1707 | Exeter | Raised his flag at Spithead (B051) | 31 December 1707 | Exeter | Sailed as escort to the Virginia nad other convoys (B051) | 3 January 1708 | Exeter | Arrived in Plymouth (B051) |
Rear-Admiral of the White
Date | Ship | Notes | 8 January 1708 | Exeter | Received his commission and left command of the convoy escort (B051) |
Vice-Admiral of the White
Date | Ship | Notes | 26 January 1708 | Ranelagh | Repaired to Portsmouth and raised his flag there for service in the Mediterranean under Sir John Leake. (B051) | March 1708 | Ranelagh | The fleet sailed. (B051) | 1708 | Ranelagh | Returned fomr the Straits (B051) |
Vice-Admiral of the Red
Date | Ship | Notes | 21 December 1708 | | Appointed (B051) | 1709 | | In the Spring commanded a squadron to the Baltic (B051) |
Admiral of the Blue
Date | Ship | Notes | 19 November 1709 | | Appointed (BO51) | 10 January 1710 | | Sailed as Commander-In-Chief of the Mediterranean fleet (B051) | 13 March 1710 | | Reached Mahon (B051) | 8 October 1811 | | Returned to England (B051) | 18 May 1715 | Cumberland | Commander of a fleet for the Baltic (B051) | 10 June 1715 | Cumberland | Arrived in the Sound (B051) | December 1715 | Cumberland | Returned to England and struck his flag (B051) | April 1718 | Cumberland | Appointed commander of a fleet for the Baltic and raised his flag (B051) | 28 April 1718 | Cumberland | Sailed from the Nore (B051) | 29 October 1718 | Cumberland | Sailed for England (B051) | 11 March 1719 | | Sailed from Spithead with a small squadron (B051) |
Date | Ship | Notes | 20 February 1734 | | Appointed |
Other Details
1708 | Elected member of Parliament for Rye - until 1722 | 1717 | Appointed "Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Czar of Muscovy" (B051) | 19 March 1718 | Appointed Commissioner on the Board of Admiralty, until 19 may 1730 (B051) | 1722 | Elected member of Parliament for Porsmouth - until 1734 | 1734 | Elected member of Parliament for Rye - until 1749 | 1736 | Appointed Vice-Admiral of Great Britain |
Notes
B051 | Biographia Navalis | John Charnock |
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