Dacres is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Barrington Dacres Barrington Dacres (died 25 October 1806) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the French Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He eventually rose to the rank of Post-Captain. He did not see action in man ...

(died 1806), Royal Navy captain *Desmond Adolphus Dacres, real name of

Desmond Dekker Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earlie ...

(1941–2006), Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician * James Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer, born 1749), Royal Navy vice-admiral *

James Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer, born 1788) James Richard Dacres (22 August 1788 – 4 December 1853) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. A member of a substantial naval dynasty, he eventually rose ...

, Royal Navy vice admiral, son of the former *

Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer) Sir Richard Dacres (September 1761 – 22 January 1837) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. A member of a substantial naval dynasty ...

(1761–1837), Royal Navy vice-admiral *

Richard Dacres (British Army officer) Field Marshal Sir Richard James Dacres, (1799 – 6 December 1886) was a British Army officer during the nineteenth century. Born into a substantial naval dynasty, he would achieve similar status in the military, commanding three troops of R ...

(1799–1886), British Army field-marshal *

Sydney Dacres Admiral Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres (9 January 1804 – 8 March 1884) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the Greek War of Independence, when he was involved in an attack on the Turkish forces at Morea, and later during the ...

(1805–1884), Royal Navy admiral and First Naval Lord *

Thomas Dacres Sir Thomas Dacres (19 October 1587 – December 1668) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. Dacres was the son of Sir Thomas Dac ...

(1587–1668), English politician * Thomas Dacres (younger) (1609–1668), English politician, son of the above

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