Rear Admiral Peter Rainier

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Rear Admiral Peter Rainier was a British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, honored through the naming of several geographic features, including Mount Rainier in Washington State.

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instanceOf Royal Navy officer
person
rear admiral
allegiance Great Britain
birthDate 1741-11-24
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Ashford, Kent, England
surface form: Ashford, Kent
command East Indies station
surface form: East Indies Station
conflict American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years' War
country Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1808-04-07
deathPlace Ashford, Kent, England
surface form: Ashford, Kent
era 18th century
19th century
familyName Mount Rainier
surface form: Rainier
givenName Peter
hasTitle Rear Admiral
honouredBy Mount Rainier
Rainier Island
Rainier Point
Rainier River
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Rear Admiral of the Red
namedAfterBy George Vancouver
nationality British
notableFor having Mount Rainier named after him
service in the East Indies
notableWork naval campaigns in the East Indies
occupation naval officer
parliamentaryService Member of Parliament for Sandwich
parliamentaryTermEnd 1808
parliamentaryTermStart 1807
positionHeld Commander, East Indies Station
surface form: Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
relative John Spratt Rainier
residence Ashford, Kent, England
surface form: Ashford, Kent
serviceEndYear 1805
serviceStartYear 1756
shipCommanded HMS Astraea
HMS Monarch
HMS Phoenix
HMS Suffolk

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Mount Rainier namedAfter Rear Admiral Peter Rainier