Henry Killigrew

Military Person

– 1712

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Who was Henry Killigrew?

Vice Admiral Henry Killigrew was an English Royal Navy officer. He was the son of the playwright Henry Killigrew. He was active in the 1670s and 1680s, and was promoted to vice-admiral in 1689. He was suspected of Jacobite sympathies, and not given a sea command after 1693. He was Member of Parliament for St Albans 1705-1708, initially as a member of the Parliament of England, and then as a member of the Parliament of Great Britain.

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1712

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on July 23, 2013

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