Cloudesley Shovell
Military Person
1650 – 1707
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Who was Cloudesley Shovell?
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell, was an English naval officer. Rising through the ranks and fighting in many of the important battles of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, he became a popular British hero, whose celebrated career was brought to an end in a disastrous shipwreck in the Isles of Scilly. He also served as MP for Rochester from 1695 to 1701 and from 1705 until his death.
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- Born
- Nov 1, 1650
Cockthorpe, Norfolk - Spouses
- Elizabeth Hill
(1691 - )
- Elizabeth Hill
- Died
- Oct 22, 1707
- Resting place
- Westminster Abbey
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on July 23, 2013
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