Samuel Hood
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 207 years ago |
Date of birth | December 12,1724 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Butleigh |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | January 27,1816 |
Died | England |
United Kingdom | |
Rank | Admiral |
Buried | Puget Sound, Washington, United States |
Battles and wars | Seven Years' War |
Books | Letters Written by Sir Samuel Hood (Viscount Hood) in 1781-2-3: Illustrated by Extracts from Logs and Public Records |
Letters to the Ministry, from Governor Bernard, General Gage, and Commodore Hood: And Also, Memorials to the Lords of the Treasury, from the Commissioners of the Customs. With Sundry Letters and Papers Annexed to the Said Memorials | |
Nationality | British |
Children | Henry Hood, 2nd Viscount Hood |
Great grandchild | Jane Sarah Hood |
Frances Caroline Hood | |
Parents | Samuel Hood |
Mary Hoskins | |
Current partner | Susannah Linzee, Baroness Hood of Catherington |
Siblings | Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport |
Grandchildren | Francis Wheler Hood |
Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport | |
Grandparents | Richard Hoskins |
Alexander Hood | |
Elizabeth Beach | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1349949 |
Samuel Hood Life story
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood was an admiral in the Royal Navy. As a junior officer he saw action during the War of the Austrian Succession. While in temporary command of Antelope, he drove a French ship ashore in Audierne Bay, and captured two privateers in 1757 during the Seven Years' War.