George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington
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George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, was a prominent early 18th-century British admiral and statesman who played a key role in establishing British naval power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Royal Navy admiral ⓘ human ⓘ peer of Great Britain ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Cape Passaro
NERFINISHED
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Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Quadruple Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | All Saints Church, Southill, Bedfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child | Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1663-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1733-01-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Wrotham Grammar School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfNavalService | 1733 ⓘ |
| familyName | Byng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Byng of Wrotham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral of the Fleet ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
George I of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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George II of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Byng of Southill
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Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command at the Battle of Cape Passaro
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strengthening British naval power in the Mediterranean ⓘ suppression of the Jacobite rising of 1715 at sea ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wrotham, Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Greenwich, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
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First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ Member of Parliament for Plymouth ⓘ Member of Parliament for Rochester ⓘ Treasurer of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Greenwich, London
NERFINISHED
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Southill, Bedfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Master NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfNavalService | 1678 ⓘ |
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