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Admiral Mark Milbanke (12 April 1724 – 9 June 1805) was a British naval officer and colonial governor.
Mark Milbanke | |
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Born | 12 April 1724 Halnaby Hall, Darlington |
Died | 9 June 1805 81) London, England | (aged
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain and Ireland |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1736–1805 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | HMS Serpent HMS Inverness HMS Romney HMS Guernsey HMS Barfleur HMS Princess Royal HMS Namur North Sea Fleet Plymouth Command Newfoundland Command Portsmouth Command |
Battles/wars | |
Spouse(s) | Mary Webber |
Relations | Sir Ralph Milbanke, 4th Baronet (father) |
Milbanke was born into an aristocratic Yorkshire family with naval connections, his father was Sir Ralph Milbanke, 4th Baronet. Mark Milbanke graduated from the Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth in 1740.[1] He was made Lieutenant in 1744[1] and in 1746 was given command of HMS Serpent.[2] He became Port Admiral at Plymouth in 1783.[3]
In 1789, Milbanke was appointed governor of Newfoundland.[1] In the years when settlement was prohibited on the Island of Newfoundland, Milbanke did his best to enforce this prohibition.[1] He did so by demolishing buildings, and by limiting the number of Irish people immigrating to Newfoundland.[1] He also refused to allow the building of a Roman Catholic chapel at Ferryland.[1]
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1799.[4]
Milbanke was promoted to admiral of the white in 1795.[1] In 1805 he fell over the banisters at his home and died from his injuries.[2]
Milbanke married Mary Webber (died 1812); they had a son and two daughters. Ralph (died 1823) was a naval captain. Elizabeth Mary, the younger daughter, married William Huskisson.[3] Harriet, the elder daughter, married Philemon Tilghman, son of James Tilghman.[5]
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