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Thomas Griffin (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Thomas Griffin (ca. 1692 - 23 December 1771) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
==Naval career==
Griffin joined the Royal Navy in 1718 as third lieutenant of HMS ''Orford''.〔(Thomas Griffin at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography )〕 He was given command of HMS ''Shoreham'' in 1731, HMS ''Blenheim'' in 1735, HMS ''Oxford'' in 1738 and HMS ''Princess Caroline'' in 1739.〔 In 1741 he commanded HMS ''Burford'' at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in Spring of that year.〔 In September 1742 he was involved in an incident whereby he evicted some of his officers from their cabins to accommodate some passengers: considerable acrimony followed.〔 He went on to command HMS ''St George'' from later in 1741 and HMS ''Captain'' from 1743.〔 While in command of the latter ship he was involved in an incident whereby he was accused of engaging a small French vessel and ignoring two much larger enemy ships; his explanations were accepted at the time but revisited later.〔 He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station in 1746.〔 After reinforcing Fort St. David near Cuddalore in March 1747,〔(Jaques, Tony ''Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O'', p. 366 )〕 he was promoted to rear-admiral of the red in July 1747, promoted to vice-admiral of the blue in May 1748 and then sailed back to England in January 1749.〔 On his return his judgement was again questioned, he was court-martialled and found guilty of negligence.〔 After his court martial George II reinstated him and he was promoted to admiral of the white.〔 He served as Member of Parliament for Arundel from 1754 to 1761.〔
He acquired Goodrich Castle in Herefordshire in 1740.〔(Goodrich Castle )〕 He also bought land at Dixton and built Newton Court〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ggat.org.uk/cadw/historic_landscape/wye_valley/english/wyevalley_021.htm )〕 and he is buried at St Peter's Church in Dixton.〔
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