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Name |
J.T. Duckworth |
Prefix |
Admiral Sir |
Suffix |
KGB |
Gender |
Male |
Person ID |
I83102 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
7 Aug 2018 |
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Notes |
- (Research):Probably: Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet, GCB (9 February 1747 (Gregorian Calendar) ? 31 August 1817 in Plymouth, England) was a British naval officer, serving during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as the Governor of Newfoundland during the War of 1812, and a member of the British House of Commons during his semi-retirement. One of the least known of the Age of Sail admirals of the Royal Navy, Duckworth, a vicar's son, achieved much in a naval career that began at the age of 11.
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