In June 1772, Montagu was involved in the Gaspee Affair as the commanding officer of Lieutenant William Duddingston, where he unsuccessfully tried to identify and have prosecuted the raiders who attacked Dudingston's ship.[3]
Montagu married Sophia Wroughton on 2 December 1748 and had one daughter and four sons. Of his sons, George and James became naval officers, while Edward became a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Artillery. His daughter Sophia lived at Dale Park and the house there was constructed for her and her husband.[5]
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^Jacob M. Price, 'Smith, John Abel (1802–1871)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 16 April 2017
john, montagu, royal, navy, officer, admiral, john, montagu, 1719, 1795, english, naval, officer, colonial, governor, newfoundland, john, montagubornc, 1719lackham, wiltshiredied7, september, 1795, 1795, aged, fareham, hampshireallegiance, kingdom, great, brit. Admiral John Montagu 1719 1795 was an English naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland John MontaguBornc 1719Lackham WiltshireDied7 September 1795 1795 09 07 aged 75 76 Fareham HampshireAllegiance Kingdom of Great BritainService wbr branch Royal NavyYears of service1733 1795RankAdmiralCommands heldHMS HinchinbrookHMS RoseHMS AmbuscadeHMS TilburyHMS GreenwichHMS BristolHMS KentHMS MermaidHMS ElizabethHMS MonarchHMS RaisonnableHMS PantherHMS TerribleHMS NewarkHMS Princess AmeliaHMS MagnanimeHMS DragonHMS BellonaDowns StationNorth American StationNewfoundland StationPortsmouth CommandBattles warsWar of the Austrian Succession Battle of Toulon First Battle of Cape Finisterre Seven Years War Battle of Cartagena Capture of Belle Ile American Revolutionary WarAlma materRoyal Naval AcademyMember of Parliamentfor HuntingdonIn office 1748 1754Preceded by2 MPsSucceeded by2 MPs Contents 1 Naval career 2 Family 3 References 4 See alsoNaval career editHe was born in 1719 son of James Montagu of Lackham Lacock Wiltshire died 1747 and great grandson of James Montagu of Lackham 1602 1665 third son of Henry Montagu 1st Earl of Manchester 1 Montagu began his naval career in the Royal Naval Academy Portsmouth on 14 August 1733 2 He was promoted lieutenant in 1740 and served on HMS Buckingham and in 1744 was present at the Battle of Toulon 2 In 1757 he was present at the execution of Admiral John Byng 2 Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1770 he served as Commander in Chief of the North American Station from 1771 to 1774 2 In June 1772 Montagu was involved in the Gaspee Affair as the commanding officer of Lieutenant William Duddingston where he unsuccessfully tried to identify and have prosecuted the raiders who attacked Dudingston s ship 3 He was promoted Vice Admiral in 1776 and then appointed Governor and commander in chief of Newfoundland 2 Montagu captured St Pierre and Miquelon for the British and defended Newfoundland from both French and American privateers 2 By his swift actions he had prevented the French from capturing Carbonear and Harbour Grace 2 In 1783 he was made Commander in Chief Portsmouth 4 He was promoted to Admiral of the Blue in 1782 and Admiral of the White in 1787 2 Family editMontagu married Sophia Wroughton on 2 December 1748 and had one daughter and four sons Of his sons George and James became naval officers while Edward became a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Artillery His daughter Sophia lived at Dale Park and the house there was constructed for her and her husband 5 References edit Laughton John Knox 1894 Montagu John 1719 1795 In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 38 London Smith Elder amp Co a b c d e f g h Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador Middlekauff Robert 2005 The glorious cause the American Revolution 1763 1789 New York NY p 220 ISBN 0 19 516247 1 OCLC 55960833 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link History in Portsmouth Archived 27 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Jacob M Price Smith John Abel 1802 1871 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 online edn Jan 2008 accessed 16 April 2017See also editGovernors of Newfoundland List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byEdward MontaguKelland Courtenay Member of Parliament for Huntingdon1748 1754 With Edward Montagu Succeeded byEdward MontaguRobert Jones Military offices Preceded byJames Gambier Commander in Chief North American Station1771 1774 Succeeded bySamuel Graves Political offices Preceded byRobert Duff Commodore Governor of Newfoundland1776 1778 Succeeded byRichard Edwards Military offices Preceded byThomas Pye Commander in Chief Portsmouth1783 1786 Succeeded byViscount Hood nbsp nbsp This article about a Canadian viceroy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the Royal Navy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Montagu Royal Navy officer amp oldid 1171651365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
