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George Anson

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Officer of the British Navy

George Anson, 1st Lord Anson, Baron of Soberton

 

Personal Details

Date of Birth23 April 1697
Place of BirthClowich, Staffordshire
Father's NameWilliam Anson
Mother's NameIsabella Carrier
MarriedLady Elizabeth Yorke (???? - 1760) on 25 April 1748
Date of Death2 June 1762
Place of DeathMoor Park, Hertfordshire

Naval Service Details

Midshipman

DateShipNotes
2 February 1712RubyAppointed002
27 March 1712MonmouthTransfered002
27 June 1713MonmouthShip paid of and he was discharged002
May 1716HampshireIn the Baltic002

 

Lieutenant

DateShipNotes
March 1718MontagueAs second lieutenant002
11 August 1718MontagueSaw action at the Battle of Cape Passaro002
2 Octboer 1719Barfleur002

 

Commander

DateShipNotes
June 1722WeaselEmployed against Dutch smugglers002

 

Captain

DateShipNotes
1724ScarboroughSent to South Carolina to protect against pirates and the Spanish002
July 1728Garland002
July 1730GarlandReturned to England002
1731Diamond002
1732SquirrelSent to the coast of the Carolinas002
1735SquirrelReturned to England and paid off002
1735Unemployeduntil December 1737002
December 1737CenturionCommissioned002
1739CenturionReturned to England002
December 1739CenturionCommissioned as commodore of a squadron for the coast of Africa and the West Indies, but did not receive orders until June 1738B051
June 1740CenturionTook command of his squadron at Portsmouth with orders changed to a cruise in the PacificB051
10 August 1740CenturionMoved the squadron to St HelensB051
18 September 1740CenturionThe squadron left St Helens consisting of Centurion (Falgship), Severn (50), Gloucester (50), Pearl (40), Wager storeship (20), Trial snow (8) and two small victuallers and carrying 470 soldiersB051
25 October 1740CenturionArrived in MadieraB051
3 November 1740CenturionLeft MadieraB051
21 December 1740CenturionAnchored at the island of St Catherine'sB051
18 January 1741CenturionLeft St Catherine's sailing south along the coast of AmericaB051
18 February 1741CenturionArrived at the island of St JulianB051
27 February 1741CenturionLeft the island of St JulianB051
7 March 1741CenturionPassed the straights of Le Maire into the Pacific and became seperatedB051
9 June 1741CenturionArrived at Juan FernandezB051
1741CenturionTook the Carmelo a Spanish ship, prize and fitted her as a cruiserB051
September 1741CenturionRejoined by Trial and a prize, the Trial was so badly damaged she was scuttledB051
September 1741CenturionBoats under lieutenant Piercy Brett landed at and took PiataB051
16 November 1741CenturionLeft PiataB051
18 November 1741CenturionRejoined by Gloucester with two prizesB051
December 1741CenturionArrived at the island of QuiboB051
December 1741CenturionLeft Quibo for the coast of MexicoB051
29 January 1742CenturionOff the pacific coast of MexicoB051
7 April 1742CenturionArrived in Acapulco in comapny with the Gloucester, and three prize shipsB051
8 May 1742CenturionLeft the American coast in comapby with the Gloucester, the prizes having been scuttledB051
15 August 1742CenturionThe Gloucester was scuttledB051
28 August 1742CenturionArrived at TinianB051
21 October 1742CenturionLeft TinianB051
12 November 1742CenturionAnchored in Macao RoadsB051
17 April 1743CenturionSailed from MacaoB051
1 May 1743CenturionArrived off FormosaB051
20 May 1743CenturionArrived off Espiritu SantoB051
20 June 1743CenturionTook the Neustra Senora del Caba Donga Spanish galleon worth £500,000002
14 July 1743CenturionEntered Canton where he sold the prize ship for $6,000B051
7 December 1743CenturionLeft CantonB051
11 March 1744CenturionArrived at the CapeB051
15 July 1744CenturionArrived at SpitheadB051
July 1744Anson was promoted to Rear-Admiral but returned his commission when the Admiralty refused to promote his first lieutenant Piercy Brett. Anson went onto half pay as a captain002

 

Rear-Admiral of the White

DateShipNotes
20 April 1745Appointed after a change in the board and Piercy Brett had been promoted to captain001

 

Vice-Admiral of the Blue

DateShipNotes
24 July 1746Appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the channel fleet001
19 April 1747Prince GeorgeSailed from Portsmouth as Commander-in-Chief of the channel fleet to cruise of UshantB051
30 April 1747Prince GeorgeSailed for Cape FinisterreB051
14 May 1747Prince GeorgeMet with a French squadron under De Jonquire and their convoy and took them prize at Battle of Cape FinisterreB051
May 1747Prince GeorgeReturned to Spithead wiht his prizesB051

 

Vice-Admiral of the Red

DateShipNotes
27 July 1747Appointed001

 

Admiral of the Blue

DateShipNotes
12 May 1748Appointed001
May 1748Commanded the squadron convoying King George II to and from HollandB051

 

Admiral of the White

DateShipNotes
24 February 1757Appointed001
1758George RoyalAs Commander-in-Chief of the channel fleetB051
1 June 1758George RoyalSailed from spitheadB051

 

Admiral of the Fleet

DateShipNotes
30 July 1761Appointed001
17 August 1761Sailed form Harwich as commander of the squadron bringing Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz to EnglandB051
17 September 1761Landed at the Princess at HarwichB051

 

Other Details

1744Elected Member of Parliament for Hedon until 1747001
5 December 1745Invested as a Fellow, Royal Society001
13 June 1747Created 1st Lord Anson, Baron of Soberton001
February 1748Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty002
July 1749Appointed Vice-Admiral of Great BritainB051
28 November 1756Retired from the Navy Board002
2 July 1757Reappointed as First Lord of the Admiralty001

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource
11 August 1718Battle of Cape Passaro001
14 May 1747Battle of Cape FinisterreB051

 

Notes

 

Sources

001The Peerage.com
002Royal Navy
B051Biographia NavalisJohn Charnock

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