Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (19 May 1724 – 23 December 1779) was a British admiral and politician. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

As a young man, he entered the Navy, where his promotion was rapid. He distinguished himself in several encounters with the French, and was of great assistance to Admiral Hawke in 1759, although he had returned to England before the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759. Having served with distinction in the West Indies under Rodney, his active life at sea ceased when the Peace of Paris was concluded in February 1763. He was, however, nominally Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean in this year, and was made Vice Admiral of the Blue in January 1778. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, (February 21, 1705 - October 16, 1781) was an admiral in the Royal Navy. ... The naval Battle of Quiberon Bay took place on 20 November 1759 during the Seven Years War in Quiberon Bay, off the coast of France near St. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Admiral Lord George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, 1719–1792 by Jean-Laurent Mosnier, painted 1791, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (February 1718 – May 24, 1792), was a British naval officer. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

Hervey was Member of Parliament for Bury from 1757 to 1763, and, after being for a short time Member for Saltash, again represented Bury from 1768 until he succeeded his brother in the Earldom of Bristol in 1775. Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ... Saltash is a town in Cornwall, England. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He often took part in debates in Parliament, and was a frequent contributor to periodical literature. Having served as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1771 to 1775 he won some notoriety as an opponent of the Rockingham ministry and a defender of Admiral Keppel. In August 1744 he had been secretly married to Elizabeth Chudleigh (1720-1788), afterwards Duchess of Kingston, but this union was dissolved in 1769. Lord Bristol died leaving no legitimate issue, and having, as far as possible, alienated his property from the title. He was succeeded by his brother. The name Rockingham can refer to certain peers of England, notably to Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who served as UK Prime Minister. ... Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel (25 April 1725 - 2 October 1786), was a British admiral who held sea commands during the Seven Years War and the War of American Independence. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10 - Thomas Mifflin, fifth President... Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston (1720 - August 26, 1788), sometimes called Countess of Bristol, was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Chudleigh (d. ...

Many of his letters are in the Record Office, and his journals in the British Museum. Other letters are printed in the Grenville Papers, vols. iii. and iv. (Londun, 1852-1853), and the Life of Admiral Keppel, by the Rev. Thomas Keppel (London, 1852). The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum in London is the United Kingdoms - and one of the worlds - largest and most important museums of human history and culture. ...

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• This entry incorporates public domain text originally from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.