Samuel Barrington

Admiral

Samuel Barrington
Admiral; Samuel Barrington
	c. 1770 portrait of Barrington by Nathaniel Dance-Holland
Born	1729
Died	16 August 1800
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1740–1800
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Weazel; HMS Bellona; HMS Romney; HMS Seahorse; HMS Crown; HMS Norwich; HMS Achilles; HMS Hero; HMS Venus; HMS Albion; HMS Prince of Wales; Leeward Islands Station; Channel Fleet
Conflicts	War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud; ; Seven Years' War Raid on Rochefort; Action of 29 April 1758; Raid on Le Havre; Capture of Belle Île; ; Falklands Crisis of 1770; American Revolutionary War Battle of St. Lucia; Battle of Grenada; Battle of Ushant (1782); Great Siege of Gibraltar; Battle of Cape Spartel; ; Spanish Armament;
Relations	John Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington (father)

Admiral Samuel Barrington (1729—16 August 1800) was a Royal Navy officer. Barrington was the fourth son of John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington of Beckett Hall at Shrivenham in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He enlisted in the navy at the age of 11, and by 1747 had been promoted to post-captain. Barrington had good connections and was lucky to enlist at the right time, and proved to be an able officer.