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Vanbrugh, Philip If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland
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Birth	(nk)	Death	00/00/1753
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Country	England	Country	England

 

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Biography
He is noted for recording information about the nature of the fishery and tallying the inhabitants of Twillingate and Fogo.

 

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He served in the Royal Navy. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN. He was appointed as a Captain RN. He served in HMS Speedwell in 1710. He later served in Gibraltar, among other commands. In 1738 he was appointed Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland. He stayed for one season and returned to England after an uneventful term. Residing in Plymouth, VanBrugh was appointed a Commissioner of the Navy in 1739-53.

 

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References
MacFarlane, John M. (1994);
Last update
2010-12-11 00:00:00

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