Admiral Edward Vernon

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Royal Navy officer admiral human

Admiral Edward Vernon was an 18th-century British naval officer whose military fame led George Washington’s family to name their Virginia estate, Mount Vernon, in his honor.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Edward Vernon 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer ⓘ
admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
commanded British fleet at Porto Bello ⓘ
expedition against Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1684-11-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1757-10-30 ⓘ
employer Royal Navy ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
familyName Vernon ⓘ
givenName Edward ⓘ
hasNickname Old Grog ⓘ
hasTitle Admiral ⓘ
MP ⓘ
honouredIn place name Mount Vernon ⓘ
influenced Lawrence Washington ⓘ
inspiredNameOf Mount Vernon, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: George Washington’s family estate Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Mount Vernon estate
knownFor capture of Porto Bello in 1739 ⓘ
inspiring the name of Mount Vernon ⓘ
ordering dilution of sailors’ rum (grog) ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryConflict Battle of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
Battle of Porto Bello (1739) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Porto Bello
militaryRank Admiral of the Blue ⓘ
name Admiral Edward Vernon self-link ⓘ
surface form: Edward Vernon
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableEvent War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear
notableWork capture of Porto Bello ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
participatedIn War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
placeOfBirth London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
Nacton ⓘ
Suffolk ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament ⓘ
representedInParliament Ipswich ⓘ
Penryn ⓘ
residence Nacton ⓘ
surface form: Nacton, Suffolk
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Admiral Edward Vernon → name → Admiral Edward Vernon self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Edward Vernon
this entity surface form: Edward Vernon
Mount Vernon, Virginia → namedAfter → Admiral Edward Vernon ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear → significantCommander → Admiral Edward Vernon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Vernon