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Clerke, Charles (1743–1779), naval officer and circumnavigator  

J. K. Laughton

revised by Andrew C. F. David

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Clerke, Charles (1743–1779), naval officer and circumnavigator, was born in Weatherfield, Essex, the son of Joseph Clerke, a farmer. He had a brother, Sir John Clerke, and a sister who married Paul Henry Maty. He entered the navy in 1755 as captain's servant and midshipman in the ...

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Gore, John (1729/30?–1790), circumnavigator and naval officer  

Randolph Cock

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Gore, John (1729/30?–1790), circumnavigator and naval officer, was reputedly born in Virginia, and was presumably already an experienced seaman when, on 25 August 1755, he joined the Windsor (60 guns) at Portsmouth, and was rated midshipman. He was discharged to sick quarters in ...

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Raper, Henry (1799–1859), naval officer and writer on navigation  

J. K. Laughton

revised by Derek Howse

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Raper, Henry (1799–1859), naval officer and writer on navigation, was the eldest son of Admiral Henry Raper (1767–1845) and his wife, formerly a Miss Craig. After attending Charterhouse School he entered the navy in November 1811 on board the Mars, his father's ship. He joined the ...

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Waghorn, Thomas (1800–1850), naval officer and self-publicist  

Freda Harcourt

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Waghorn, Thomas (1800–1850), naval officer and self-publicist, one of ten children of Thomas Waghorn, a butcher, and his wife, Ann Goodhugh, was born in Chatham, Kent, on 20 June 1800. He entered the navy in 1812 as a midshipman but was paid off in 1817 before completing the six years required to qualify as a lieutenant. He sailed to ...

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Waghorn, Thomas (1800–1850)  

Maker: Sir George Hayter

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Thomas Waghorn (1800–1850) by Sir George Hayter © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Wyndham, Thomas (d. 1554)  

Maker: Hans Eworth

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Thomas Wyndham (d. 1554) by Hans Eworth, 1550 private collection. Photograph: Photographic Survey, Courtauld Institute of Art, London

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Wyndham, Thomas (d. 1554), naval officer and navigator  

J. D. Alsop

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Wyndham, Thomas (d. 1554), naval officer and navigator, the only son of Sir Thomas Wyndham (d. 1522) of Felbrigg, Norfolk, and his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead and widow of Sir Roger Darcy of Danbury, Essex, gentleman of the chamber to ...