George Cranfield Berkeley
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Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley, RN, GCB (10 August 1753 – 25 February 1818) was a British naval officer and parliamentarian who held major sea commands during the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic wars.
From 1806-1808 Berkeley commanded the North American station, headquartered first in Halifax, Nova Scotia and then Bermuda. His squadron clashed numerous times with the United States Navy over the issue of impressment of American seamen, a leading cause of the War of 1812. From 1808 until his retirement in 1812, Berkeley commanded the British squadron off the coast of Portugal, Britain's ally against France.
He was Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire from 1783 to 1810.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Biography of Berkeley, relating to his connection with the "Grenvillite" faction in Parliament
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| Preceded by: Sir William Guise James Dutton |
Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire 2-seat constituency (with James Dutton, to 1784 Thomas Master, 1784–1796 Henry Somerset, 1796–1803 Lord Edward Somerset, 1903–1810) 1783–1810 |
Succeeded by: Lord Edward Somerset William Fitzhardinge Berkeley, later Earl FitzHardinge |
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