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Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

1705 - 1781

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Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, (21 February 1705 – 17 October 1781) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As captain of the third-rate HMS Berwick, he took part in the Battle of Toulon in February 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession. He also captured six ships of a French squadron in the Bay of Biscay in the second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747. Hawke went on to achieve a victory over a French fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759 during the Seven Years' War, preventing a French invasion of Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke is the 17,062nd most popular politician (down from 16,809th in 2019), the 5,384th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,178th in 2019) and the 622nd most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke ranks 17,062 out of 19,576. Before him are Māris Gailis, Isidore Mvouba, Hiram Johnson, Jane Dee Hull, Uberto De Morpurgo, and Janusz Wojciechowski. After him are William H. Webster, Susanna M. Salter, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Howell Cobb, Múte Bourup Egede, and Dunja Mijatović.

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Among people born in 1705, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke ranks 17. Before him are Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Philipp Stamma, Davit Guramishvili, and Dick Turpin.  Among people deceased in 1781, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke ranks 19. Before him are Túpac Katari, Johannes Ewald, Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Bartolina Sisa, Micaela Bastidas, and Tobias Furneaux.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke ranks 5,386 out of 8,785. Before him are Sylvia Syms (1934), Tom Clarke (1858), Anne Fine (1947), Henry Tate (1819), Sarah Trimmer (1741), and Michael Thomas (1967). After him are Gem Archer (1966), Glyn Johns (1942), Terry Chimes (1956), Daniel Massey (1933), Rebecca Solomon (1832), and George Hutson (1889).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke ranks 622. Before him are Frederick Merriman (1873), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674), Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951), Titus Oates (1649), and Tom Clarke (1858). After him are Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), Herbert Morrison (1888), Michael Portillo (1953), John Graves Simcoe (1752), Peter Mandelson (1953), and Denis Healey (1917).

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