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Sir George Cranfield Berkeley

(1753-1818). Half brother of Mary Nugent. Grenvillite MP. 

  • 1753: Born son of Augustus Berkeley and Elizabeth Drax
  • 1784: Married Emily Charlotte Lennox; 4 children including Anne Louisa Emily Berkeley [Hardy]
  • 1766-1812: Naval Officer
  • 1799: Appointed Rear-Admiral
  • 1805: Appointed Vice-Admiral. 
  • 1808: Appointed to the chief command on the coast of Portugal and in the Tagus until May 1812. 
  • 1808: July 31, promoted to the rank of Admiral and Lord High Admiral of Portugal. 
  • 1812: May, Berkeley returned to England
  • 1818: Death

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