John Holloway (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral

John Holloway
Admiral; John Holloway
	Portrait of Holloway
Born	15 January 1744; Wells, Somerset
Died	26 June 1826 (aged 82); Wells, Somerset
Allegiance	Great Britain; United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1760–1809
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Vengeance; HMS Cambridge; HMS Buffalo; HMS Vigilant; HMS Solebay; HMS Princess Royal; HMS Britannia; HMS Duke; HMS St George; Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland Colony; The Downs;
Conflicts	American Revolutionary War Capture of St. Lucia; Battle of Martinique; Great Siege of Gibraltar; Battle of Cape Spartel; ; French Revolutionary Wars Siege of Toulon; Battle of Genoa; Battle of Hyères Islands; ; Napoleonic Wars;

Admiral John Holloway (15 January 1744 – 26 June 1826) was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, before serving as Governor of Newfoundland between 1807 and 1809.