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Byng, George, Viscount Torrington

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Admiral, favoured the Prince of Orange, and won the navy over to his interest; commanded the squadron that took Gibraltar in 1704: conquered the Spaniards off Cape Passaro; was made First Lord of the Admiralty in 1727, an office he held till his death (1663-1733).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Byng, George, Viscount Torrington'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/byng-george-viscount-torrington.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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