Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves

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Admiral The Right Honourable

The Lord Graves

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Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, 1786
Born23 October 1725
Plymouth, Devon
Died9 February 1802(1802-02-09) (aged 76)
Devon, England
AllegianceGreat Britain
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1740–1802
RankAdmiral
CommandsNorth American Station
Plymouth Command
ConflictsSeven Years' War
American War of Independence
French Revolutionary Wars
Spouse
Elizabeth Williams
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(m. 1771)​
ChildrenThomas
RelationsAlfred van der Smissen, 2nd Baron van der Smissen, his great-nephew.

Admiral Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves, KB (23 October 1725 – 9 February 1802) was a Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator who served in the Seven Years' War and American War of Independence. He also served as the Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland from 1761 to 1764.

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