Person:Edward Boscawen (2)

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Edward Boscawen
b.19 Aug 1711
d.10 Jan 1761
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Hon. Anne Boscawen1703/04 - Abt 1749
  2. Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth1707 - 1782
  3. Edward Boscawen1711 - 1761
  4. Lucy Boscawen - 1784
  5. George Boscawen1712 - 1775
Spouse and Children
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  1. Elizabeth Boscawen1747 - 1828
  2. Frances Boscawen
  3. George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth1758 - 1808
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Facts and Events
Name Edward Boscawen
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 Aug 1711
Marriage to Frances Evelyn Glanville
Death[1] 10 Jan 1761
Reference Number? Q695276?


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Edward Boscawen, PC (19 August 171110 January 1761) was a British Admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for the borough of Truro, Cornwall, England. He is known principally for his various naval commands during the 18th century and the engagements that he won, including the siege of Louisburg in 1758 and Battle of Lagos in 1759.[1] He is also remembered as the officer who signed the warrant authorising the execution of Admiral John Byng in 1757, for failing to engage the enemy at the Battle of Minorca (1756).[1] In his political role, he served as a Member of Parliament for Truro from 1742 until his death although due to almost constant naval employment he seems not to have been particularly active. He also served as one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the Board of Admiralty from 1751 and as a member of the Privy Council from 1758 until his death in 1761.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edward Boscawen, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Admiral Rt. Hon. Edward Boscawen, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  3.   BOSCAWEN, Hon. Edward (1711-61), in The History of Parliament.
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