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BYRON, HON . JOHN (17231786), British vice-admiral, second son of the 4th Lord Byron, and grandfather of the poet, was born on the 8th of November 1723. While still very young
great
" A strange doom is thy father's son's, and past Recalling as it lies beyond redress, Reversed for him our grandsite's fate of yore, He had no rest at sea, nor I on shore." Among his other expeditions was that to Louisburg in 176o, where he was sent in command of a squadron
South
governor of Newfoundland
attained his flag rank, and in 1778 became a vice-admiral. In the same year he was despatched with a fleet
Count d'Estaing, and in July 1779 fought an indecisive engagement with him off Grenada. He soon after returned to England, retiring into private life, and died on the loth of April 1786.End of Article: BYRON, HON If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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