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John Byng

1704 - 1757

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Admiral John Byng (baptised 29 October 1704 – 14 March 1757) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who was court-martialled and executed by firing squad over the Battle of Minorca (1756) fallout. After joining the navy at the age of thirteen, he participated at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718. Over the next thirty years he built up a reputation as a solid naval officer and received promotion to vice-admiral in 1747. He also served as Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland Colony in 1742, Commander-in-Chief, Leith, 1745 to 1746 and was a member of Parliament from 1751 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Byng is the 1,820th most popular military personnel (down from 1,766th in 2019), the 4,043rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,446th in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Byng ranks 1,820 out of 2,058. Before him are Duke Alexander of Oldenburg, Józef Kowalski, Mariya Polivanova, Alberto Natusch, Datames, and Heinrich Hax. After him are Cort Adeler, Aleksei Evert, Dmitry Lavrinenko, Sam Manekshaw, Jacob L. Devers, and Peter Pace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1704, John Byng ranks 18. Before him are Louis de Jaucourt, Carlos Seixas, Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Charles Pinot Duclos, Andrija Kačić Miošić, and Richard Pococke. After him are Ivan Betskoy, and Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1757, John Byng ranks 24. Before him are Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Johann Samuel König, Vakhushti of Kartli, Daniel Gran, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, and Bulleh Shah. After him is Colley Cibber.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Byng ranks 4,044 out of 8,785. Before him are Shirley Eaton (1937), John Farnham (1949), Anthony D. Smith (1939), Bert Jansch (1943), Charles Blagden (1748), and John Wilkinson (1728). After him are Edgar Syers (1863), Arthur Smith Woodward (1864), Ron Tauranac (1925), Chris Blackwell (1937), Brian Murphy (1932), and Ben Nicholson (1894).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Byng ranks 100. Before him are Dudley Pound (1877), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), Lawrence Oates (1880), Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), and Andy Green (1962). After him are Eddie Chapman (1914), Christopher Cradock (1862), George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800), Miles Dempsey (1896), Boston Corbett (1832), and Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857).

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