John Dalrymple (Royal Navy officer)

John Dalrymple

FRS
John Dalrymple; FRS
Born	1722
Died	10 October 1798; Manchester Square, London
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1740–1798
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Hazard's Prize; HMS Albany; HMS Solebay; HMS Winchester; HMS Union; Nore Command
Battles / wars	War of the Austrian Succession; Seven Years' War; American Revolutionary War Battle of Ushant; Battle of Cape Spartel; ;
Spouse(s)	Eleanor Howard
Children	2

Admiral John Dalrymple, FRS (1722 – 10 October 1798) was an officer of the Royal Navy who held several commands over the course of his career, and later became a fellow of the Royal Society.

Naval career

Born in Scotland Dalrymple entered the Royal Navy as a captain's servant aboard HMS Alderney. He passed his examinations for promotion to lieutenant in 1744. He commanded a sloop in 1757; and he was promoted to post-captain in 1758. He was captain of HMS Winchester in 1762. He was promoted to the rank of rear-admiral in 1787 and to vice-admiral in 1793. He was Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 11 May 1794, flying his flag aboard HMS Sandwich. He was promoted to full admiral in 1795.^[1]

On 23 May 1796 Dalrymple was elected as a member of the Royal Society.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Archives of the Royal Society

Military offices
Preceded by William Locker	Commander-in-Chief, The Nore 1793–1795	Succeeded by Sir George Collier

[Archives_of_the_Royal_Society-1] Archives of the Royal Society

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