George Clinton (Royal Navy officer)
Royal Navy admiral, governor of the Province of New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton (c. 1686 – 10 July 1761) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. Benefiting from the patronage of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, he served as a naval captain during the 1720s and 1730s.
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Born | c. 1686 Stourton Parva, Lincolnshire |
Died | 10 July 1761 (aged 74–75) |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1708–1761 |
Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
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Clinton went on to be Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland, Commodore and Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet and then Governor of the Province of New York where he had to deal with the threat of a French attack during King George's War. He could not cope with the liberal politicians of the New York assembly who were led by James De Lancey and resigned in 1753.
Clinton also served as Member of Parliament for Saltash, a rotten borough in Cornwall, from March 1757 until his death in July 1761.