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Admiral of the Red. Admiral Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet, CB (26 May 1788 – 8 February 1877) was a British Royal Navy officer, court official, and usher of the Black Rod .
- William John Cavendish Clifford
- Admiral of the Red
- 1800–1866
Sir Augustus William James Clifford entered the Navy, in May, 1800, as Midshipman (under the auspices of Earl Spencer, then First Lord of the Admiralty), on board the Ville de Paris 110, successive flag-ship in the Channel of Earl St. Vincent and Hon. Wm. Cornwallis. He removed, in May, 1802, to the Centaur 74, Capt. Bendall Robt.
A son, Augustus, was given the surname Clifford and became Sir Augustus Clifford and rose to be an admiral in the Royal Navy and the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in the House of Lords; his descendants would die out in the male line in 1895.
- George III
- In Commission, Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon, First Lord
- Vacant, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1764
2 de mai. de 2024 · Portrait of Augustus Clifford. Sir Augustus Clifford (1788–1877) was a Naval Captain appointed Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod from 1832 to 1877. Clifford's long tenure was a time of transition for Black Rod's Office, with a forced reduction in staff and the abolition of the additional fees system that supplemented their salary.
Admiral Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet Kt CB MP (26 May 1788 – 8 February 1877) was a British Royal Navy officer, court official, and usher of the Black Rod. Clifford was born in France in 1788, the illegitimate son of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (and 7th Baron...
Autres informations. L'amiral Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1er baronnet, CB ( 26 mai 1788 - 8 février 1877) est un officier de la Royal Navy britannique, officier de justice et huissier du Black Rod .
Sir Augustus William James CLIFFORD, 1st Baronet MP (1788-1877), British Royal Navy officer and court official, usher of the Black Rod. CLIFFORD was born abroad on 26th May 1788, the illegitimate son of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811), and Lady Elizabeth FOSTER (1757-1824), and educated at Harrow.
