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George Churchill

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1654ODNB
Baptism17.3.1654ODNB
First Known Service1.1666ODNB
FatherSir Winston Churchill (1602-1688)ODNB
MotherElizabeth Drake (c.1622–1698)ODNB
BrotherJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722)ODNB
Last Known Service6.5.1702ODNB
Date of Death8.5.1710ODNB
Burial12.5.1710 - Westminster Abbey ODNB

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1.1666 LieutenantCSORN
1.16661668
Delft (48) 1665-1668
British 48 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant		ODNB
1.6.16664.6.1666Four Days Battle 
4.16729.1672
York (58) 1653-1703
British 58 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1660 Renamed "York"
, Second Lieutenant		ODNB
28.5.1672 Battle of Solebay 
9.16721.1673
Fairfax (60) 1653-1674
British 60 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant		ODNB
1.16733.1673/74
Fairfax (60) 1653-1674
British 60 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant		ODNB
11.8.1673 Battle of Texel 
3.1673/743.1674/75
Castle (8) 1672-1683
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
, Lieutenant		ODNB
3.1674/752.5.1677
Swan (32) 1673-1692
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Lieutenant ADM 8/1/78		ODNB
14.5.1678 CaptainCSORN
14.5.16786.9.1680
Dartmouth (28) 1655-1690
British 28 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
11.9.168018.3.1681/82
Falcon (42/36) 1666-1694
British 42/36 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
16854.5.1708Elected a Member of Parliament for Saint AlbansHPO
26.9.168824.6.1689
Newcastle (50) 1653-1692
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
168926.10.1689
Pendennis (70) 1679-1689
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		TRN2
1.5.1689 Battle of Bantry Bay 
1690 
Windsor Castle (90) 1679-1693
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		TRN2
30.6.1690 Battle of Beachy Head 
1692 
Saint Andrew (100) 1670-1702
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
19.5.1692 Battle of Barfleur 
28.10.169926.1.1701/2Appointed Lord Commissioner of the AdmiraltyOHMB4
12.3.1701/2 Admiral of the BlueADM 6/7
13.3.1701/2 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN
6.5.1702 Admiral of the BlueADM 6/7
6.5.17088.5.1710Elected a Member of Parliament for PortsmouthHPO
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