Richard Spry
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Sir Richard Spry
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| Born | 1715 |
| Died | 25 November 1775 Place House, Cornwall |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | North American Station Mediterranean Fleet Plymouth Command |
| Battles/wars | War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War |
Admiral Sir Richard Spry (1715[1]– 25 November 1775[2]) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station.
After an education at Truro Grammar School[3] Spry joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer in 1733.[4] Following the sinking of his ship by the Spanish Navy he was taken prisoner in 1745 but released two months later.[4] He took part in the siege of Pondicherry in India in 1750.[4]
In 1755 he became senior officer at Halifax[4] and in 1758 took part in the successful Siege of Louisbourg.[4] He was given command of HMS Orford in 1760.[4] In 1762 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, North American Station.[4] In 1766 he became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station returning to England in 1769.[4] He went on to be Port Admiral at Plymouth[5] in 1771.[6]
He lived in Place House in St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall,[7] where he died in 1775.[4]
References
- ↑
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- ↑ Richard Polwhele, The History of Cornwall, Civil, Military, Religious, Architectural, Agricultural, Commercial, Biographical, and Miscellaneous, vols. 4-7 (Michel & Co., 1816), p. 66
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Richard Spry at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 4, p. 695
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Cornwall: Walking along the Roseland peninsula Daily Telegraph, 12 August 2000
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| Preceded by | Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1771–1775 |
Succeeded by John Amherst |
