Peter Warren

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Peter Warren was an 18th-century Irish-born British naval officer who rose to prominence for his leadership in colonial North American campaigns and later became a wealthy landowner and politician.

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instanceOf British politician
Royal Navy officer
landowner
person
awardReceived Naval promotions for service at Louisbourg
birthDate 1703-03-10
birthPlace County Meath
Kingdom of Ireland
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1752-07-29
employer Royal Navy
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName Warren
genreOfActivity colonial administration
naval warfare
givenName Peter
hasMonument memorial in Westminster Abbey
heritage Irish-born British officer
honorificTitle Sir
influenced British naval strategy in North America
languageSpoken English
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryConflict Anglo-French conflicts in North America
militaryRank Vice admiral
notableAchievement Commanded British naval forces at the Siege of Louisbourg in 1745
notableFor accumulation of substantial landholdings in the American colonies
leadership in colonial North American naval campaigns
service as MP for Westminster in the mid-18th century
notableWork Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
surface form: Capture of Louisbourg (1745)

Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
occupation landowner
naval officer
politician
owned land in what is now Greenwich Village
large estates in New York
participatedIn King George's War
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
War of the Austrian Succession
politicalAlignment British Whig politics
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Westminster
relative James De Lancey
residence New York City
Westminster
spouse Susannah De Lancey
timePeriod 18th century

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