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Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet : ウィキペディア英語版 | Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet
Admiral Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet (10 August 1730 – 7 November 1806) was a British naval officer and colonial governor. ==Naval career== King was born in Gosport, the son of Curtis King and Mary Barnett. He joined the Royal Navy in 1738 and served in HMS ''Berwick''.〔(Biography at Government House ''The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador'' )〕 In 1745 made a lieutenant in HMS ''Tiger'' and in 1756 he was promoted to commander of the fireship HMS ''Blaze''.〔 He took part in the capture of Calcutta in 1756 and commanded the landing party at the capture of Hoogly in 1757.〔(Sir Richard King at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography )〕 In 1763 he was given command of HMS ''Grafton'' and in 1770 he took over HMS ''Northumberland''.〔 He went on to command HMS ''Pallas'' from 1778 and HMS ''Exeter'' from 1779.〔 He was knighted in 1782 for his service near Madras, India.〔 Promoted Rear Admiral in 1787, he was appointed commander-in-chief of The Downs in 1790.〔 In 1792 he became a baronet and was made commander-in-chief and governor of Newfoundland.〔 While King was in office France had declared war on Britain and King captured St. Pierre and Miquelon for the British.〔 Promoted Vice-Admiral in 1793, he became Member of Parliament for Rochester the same year. In 1794 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth〔(Monthly magazine and British register, Volume 22, p. 600 )〕 and in 1795 he was promoted to Admiral.〔
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