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The Hon. George Clinton


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1686 - Stourton Parva, Lincolnshire CSORN
First Known Service1709CSORN
FatherFrancis Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln (1635-1693)
MotherSusan Penniston
WifeAnne CarleHPO
SonGeneral Sir Henry Clinton
SonDied in infancy
DaughterDied in infancy
DaughterLucy Mary [Roddam]HPO
SonDied in infancy
DaughterDied in infancy
Last Known Service3.1757CSORN
Date of Death10.7.1761CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1709 Entered the NavyB051
22.11.1712 LieutenantADM 6/11
25.6.1716 CaptainADM 6/12
25.6.171629.3.1717
Speedwell (24) 1716-1720
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain and Master, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/72
B051
30.3.171721.6.1717
Fox (24) 1707-1724
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/100
Confirmed 21.6.1717
ADM 6/12
21.6.17178.2.1719/20
Success (20) 1712-1743
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/100
ADM 6/12
9.2.1719/2024.11.1720
Monck (50) 1701-1720
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/193
B051
31.1.1720/2115.11.1721
Nottingham (60) 1719-1739
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/232
B051
15.3.1721/221.12.1727
Colchester (50) 1721-1742
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/13/31
B051
26.7.172821.2.1728/29
Sunderland (60) 1724-1742
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/211
BWAS-1714
17311737Appointed Governor of NewfoundlandHPO
4.2.1730/3117.4.1732
Salisbury (50) 1726-1749
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/66
BWAS-1714
18.4.173214.4.1734
Namur (90) 1729-1745
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/105
BWAS-1714
15.4.17346.4.1737
Berwick (70) 1723-1783
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1743 Renamed "Berwick Hulk"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/182
BWAS-1714
7.4.1737 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean Sea ADM 6/15/57ADM 6/15
7.4.173728.2.1739/40
Gloucester (50) 1737-1742
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 9.4.1737 ADM 6/15/57
BWAS-1714
28.2.1739/4015.9.1740
Prince Frederick (70) 1740-1784
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/250
BWAS-1714
16.9.174028.1.1740/41
Nassau (70) 1740-1770
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/331
ADM 6/15
29.1.1740/414.6.1741
Barfleur (90) 1716-1755
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/373
ADM 6/15
9.17431753Appointed Governor of New YorkE-WIKI
7.12.1743 Rear-Admiral of the RedADM 6/16
19.6.1744 Vice-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
23.4.1745 Vice-Admiral of the RedADM 6/16
15.7.1747 Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
175410.7.1761Elected a Member of Parliament for SaltashE-WIKI
3.1757 Admiral of the FleetCSORN

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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 21st of May 2026 10:29

London, 11 February 1720: The Hon George Clinton, brother to the Earl of Lincoln, is appointed commander of his Majesty’s ship, the Nottingham, now at Woolwich. [Newcastle Courant, 18 February 1720]


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