A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... solicitor - general to his majesty , in room of Nicholas Lechmere , resigned . In Hilary - term , 1716 , the king appointed him one of the barons PERIOD . ] 23 SIR JOHN FORTESCUE ALAND . William Shippen, Sir John Fortescue Aland,
... solicitor - general to his majesty , in room of Nicholas Lechmere , resigned . In Hilary - term , 1716 , the king appointed him one of the barons PERIOD . ] 23 SIR JOHN FORTESCUE ALAND . William Shippen, Sir John Fortescue Aland,
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... appointed one of the justices of the court of common pleas . He resigned in 1746 , when he was created a peer of Ireland by the style and title of John , Lord Fortescue Aland , Baron Fortescue of Credan . He died on the 19th of December ...
... appointed one of the justices of the court of common pleas . He resigned in 1746 , when he was created a peer of Ireland by the style and title of John , Lord Fortescue Aland , Baron Fortescue of Credan . He died on the 19th of December ...
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... appointed vice - admiral of the white . After six years of inactivity , he was sent into the Mediterranean ; but was soon afterwards withdrawn from that station to take command of the channel fleet . In 1743 he was ap- pointed admiral ...
... appointed vice - admiral of the white . After six years of inactivity , he was sent into the Mediterranean ; but was soon afterwards withdrawn from that station to take command of the channel fleet . In 1743 he was ap- pointed admiral ...
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... appointed to serve under his former friend and patron , Sir Cloudesley Shovell , who was once more invested with the Mediterranean command . The ad- miral - in - chief , who well knew his gallantry and ability , selected him to lead the ...
... appointed to serve under his former friend and patron , Sir Cloudesley Shovell , who was once more invested with the Mediterranean command . The ad- miral - in - chief , who well knew his gallantry and ability , selected him to lead the ...
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... appointed to com- mand the squadron which convoyed George I. from Helvoetsluys to England , he held no naval command till the year 1727 , when the ap- prehension of an attack meditated on Sweden by the czarina , rendered the equipment ...
... appointed to com- mand the squadron which convoyed George I. from Helvoetsluys to England , he held no naval command till the year 1727 , when the ap- prehension of an attack meditated on Sweden by the czarina , rendered the equipment ...
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