Thomas Davers
Thomas Davers | |
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Born | 1689 |
Died | 16 September 1746 |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Rank | Vice admiral |
Commands held | HMS Grafton HMS Deptford HMS Stirling Castle Jamaica Station |
Vice admiral Thomas Davers (1689 – 16 September 1746) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
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Born the third son of Sir Robert Davers, 2nd Baronet, Davers was promoted to post captain in January 1713 on appointment to the command of the sixth-rate .[1] He transferred to the command of the sixth-rate in August 1718, of the fifth-rate in 1719 and of the fifth-rate in 1728.[1] He went on to take the command of the third-rate HMS Grafton in March 1734, of the fourth-rate HMS Deptford in October 1734 and of the third-rate HMS Grafton again in October 1739.[1] After that he took the command of the third-rate HMS Stirling Castle in May 1742 and of the second-rate in July 1743.[1]
Davers served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station, with his flag in the third-rate HMS Cornwall, from 1744[2] until he died of yellow fever in Jamaica on 16 September 1746.[3] He married Catherine Smithson with whom he lived at Horringer Hall at Horringer in Suffolk.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Thomas Davers". Three Decks. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Cundall, p. xx
- ^ "Thomas Davers". Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Hasted, Edward (1798). "'Additions and corrections to volume 4', in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent". Canterbury. pp. 565–572. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
Sources[]
- Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.
- Royal Navy admirals
- 1689 births
- 1746 deaths
- People from Horringer
- Deaths from yellow fever
- Infectious disease deaths in Jamaica
- Younger sons of baronets