Lestock is both a placename, a
surname and a
forename
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, and may refer to one of the following:
As a surname
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Richard Lestock
Admiral Richard Lestock (22 February 1679 – 17 December 1746) was an officer in the Royal Navy, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral. He fought in a number of battles, and was a controversial figure, most remembered for his part in the def ...
,
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
officer.
As a forename
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Lestock Adams
Lestock Handley Adams (10 September 1887 – 22 April 1918) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University between 1908 and 1910. Six of his games attained first-class status, and in these he took 17 wickets and scored ...
, English cricketer
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Lestock Robert Reid
Lestock Robert Reid (12 August 1799 – 27 October 1878) was an English colonial administrator who was Governor of Bombay from 1846 to 1847 during the rule of the East India Company.
He served in the Bombay Civil Service from 1817 to 1850 and w ...
, Governor of Mumbai, India
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Lestock Graham DesBrisay
Lestock Graham DesBrisay (September 3, 1920 – 1988) was a Canadian businessman and a politician in the Province of New Brunswick. He served as the Governor of the Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce from 1958 through 1959.
DesBrisay was ...
, Canadian businessman
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Lestock P. W. DesBrisay, Canadian businessman
As a place
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Lestock, Saskatchewan
Lestock is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247, Saskatchewan, Canada that held village status prior to September 2017. Lestock had a population of 95 in the 2016 Canada Census, a -24.0% decline from 125 in th ...
, a Canadian village.
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