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George Anson, 1st Baron Anson

1697 - 1762

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Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, PC, FRS (23 April 1697 – 6 June 1762) was a Royal Navy officer and politician from the Anson family. He served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro, off the south tip of Sicily, during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747, during the War of the Austrian Succession. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Anson, 1st Baron Anson is the 1,692nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,805th in 2019), the 3,438th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,642nd in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson ranks 1,692 out of 2,058. Before him are Kakutsa Cholokashvili, Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Hans von Rosen, Maha Bandula, Charles Warren, and Oskar Gripenberg. After him are Nadezhda Popova, Karl Decker, Valentín González, Arnold Meri, Semyon Bogdanov, and Dmitry Senyavin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1697, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson ranks 18. Before him are Mahmud Hotak, Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Christine Kirch, Joseph François Dupleix, Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, and Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. After him are Francesco Antonio Vallotti, and John Peter Zenger. Among people deceased in 1762, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson ranks 22. Before him are Françoise-Louise de Warens, Stanisław Poniatowski, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Teimuraz II of Kakheti, Francesco Manfredini, and Francesco Loredan. After him is Jan Frederik Gronovius.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson ranks 3,439 out of 8,785. Before him are James Jones (1873), Edward Charles Howard (1774), Patrick Doyle (1953), Drew McIntyre (1985), Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724), and Kathy Burke (1964). After him are James Arthur (1988), I. A. Richards (1893), George Abbot (1562), Ben Whishaw (1980), Nicholas Galitzine (1994), and Johnny Claes (1916).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson ranks 86. Before him are Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), Flora Sandes (1876), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Thomas Gage (1719), and Charles Warren (1840). After him are Gregor MacGregor (1786), Melita Norwood (1912), John Benbow (1653), Roy Urquhart (1901), Tom Phillips (1888), and James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797).

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