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Henry Killigrew (c. 1652 – 9 November 1712) was a

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officer who rose to the rank of

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and was appointed a

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and member of the

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. After retiring from the Royal Navy he pursued a career in politics and later became a

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Naval career

Henry Killgrew entered the navy in 1666 at the rank of Lieutenant assigned to HMS Cambridge. He took part in the

St. James's Day Battle St James' Day Battle (also known as St James' Day Fight, the Battle of the North Foreland and the Battle of Orfordness) took place on 25 July 1666 — St James' day in the Julian calendar then in use in England (4 August 1666 in the Gregoria ...

. From 1667 until 1691 he remained in his rank serving on board HMS Sapphire and then

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. He was promoted to Captain on 9 January 1671 and took command of HMS Forester (1657) and took part at the

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. In June 1673 he was appointed Captain of HMS Bonaventure until August 1673 during this period he took part in the first and second

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and the

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. On 17 August 1673 he was appointed Captain of HMS Monck until 6 April 1674. From 14 June 1674 until 16 May 1689 he was appointed Captain and Commanding Officer of ten more ships. In 1686 he appointed to the temporary rank of Commodore. In June 1689 Killgrew was promoted

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as flag officer of HMS Kent. On 17 February 1690 he advanced to

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and in May 1690 he was given command of the second rate HMS Duke. On 3 June 1690 he was promoted to

. In May 1692 he and his ship were present at the

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he remained in command of HMS Duke until 1692. On 15 April 1693. He was suspected of Jacobite sympathies and not given a sea command after 1693 instead the

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moved him to the

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when he was appointed a

and served on the Board of Admiralty until 2 May 1694 after which he retired from the navy and moved into politics.Harrison

Political career

He served as a Member of Parliament for Stockbridge from 1702 to 1705 and for

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from 1705 to 1708, initially as a member of the

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, and then (following the Acts of Union in 1707) as a member of the

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Family

He was the son of the playwright Henry Killigrew. He married Lucy, the daughter of Thomas Jervoise of Herriard, Hampshire, with whom he had a son and 3 daughters.

References

* Royal Navy admirals 1712 deaths British MPs 1707–1708 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Lords of the Admiralty Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1702–1705 English MPs 1705–1707 17th-century Royal Navy personnel

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