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翻訳と辞書　辞書検索 [ 開発暫定版 ] スポンサード リンク John Leveson-Gower (Royal Navy officer) ： ウィキペディア英語版 John Leveson-Gower (Royal Navy officer) John Leveson-Gower (11 July 1740 – 15 August 1792)〔(Record for ''Admiral Hon. John Leveson-Gower'' on ''thpeerage.com'' )〕 was a Royal Navy officer and politician from the Leveson-Gower family. He saw service during the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of rear-admiral. He also sat as Member of Parliament for several constituencies, and was a junior Lord of the Admiralty.〔Lewis Namier, J. Brooke, eds. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, 3 volumes. ISBN 9780436304200 (Record available online )〕 ==Family and early life== John was born on 11 July 1740, the second son of John, first earl Gower, by his third wife Mary Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet and widow of Anthony Grey, earl Harold. His half-brother, Granville Leveson-Gower, inherited his father's earldom and would use his political influence to help John's career. John was privately educated and then entered the navy, receiving his lieutenant's commission in 1758. His first command was the fireship , in which he saw action at the Battle of Lagos on 18 August 1759, serving under Admiral Edward Boscawen. Leveson-Gower was advanced to the rank of post captain on 30 June 1760 and took the 32-gun to the Mediterranean to serve under Sir Charles Saunders. While commanding ''Quebec'' he captured the 18-gun French privateer ''Phoenix'' in December 1760 off Cape Palos. Leveson-Gower then commanded the 64-gun , sailing her to Guinea and the West Indies in 1765. Later he commanded the frigates and , and finally the guardship at Plymouth in 1774. He was appointed to command the 74-gun in the English Channel in 1775, where he captured several American ships. He was present at the Battle of Ushant on 17 July 1778, where he strongly supported Admiral Augustus Keppel, ''Valiant'' sustaining casualties of six killed and twenty-six wounded. He gave evidence at Keppel's subsequent court martial, defending his admiral's actions, and resigned his command afterwards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Leveson-Gower (Royal Navy officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.