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Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, PC (25 April 1725 – 2 October 1786) was a British Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1755 to 1782. He saw action in command of various ships, including the fourth-rate Maidstone, during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- 25 April 1725
- Admiral
- 1735–1786
- Royal Navy
21 de abr. de 2024 · Role In: American Revolution. Augustus Keppel (born April 25, 1725—died October 2, 1786, Elveden Hall, Suffolk, England) was an English admiral and politician whose career as a seagoing commander ended in a controversy of political origin during the American Revolution.
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Keppel, a Whig, was tried by court-martial, at which Palliser, a Tory, conducted the prosecution. When Keppel was acquitted he became the hero of the hour but the whole affair was politically charged. Keppel retired from active service, entered Parliament as MP for Surrey, and became a Viscount in 1782.
O almirante Augustus Keppel, 1º Visconde Keppel, PC (25 de abril de 1725 - 2 de outubro de 1786) foi um oficial da Marinha Real e político que ocupou cargos na Câmara dos Comuns de 1755 a 1782. Ele entrou em ação no comando de vários navios, incluindo o quarto avalie Maidstone, durante a Guerra da Sucessão Austríaca.
Augustus, First Viscount Keppel (1725-1786) 1786 Description When George III was asked by Lord Eglinton to sit for the most fashionable portrait painter of the day, Joshua Reynolds, he replied: ‘Mr Ramsay is my painter, my Lord.’
Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, PC (25 April 1725 – 2 October 1786) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1755 to 1782. He saw action in command of various ships, including the fourth-rate Maidstone, during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Captain the Honourable Augustus Keppel, 1725-86. A full-length portrait slightly to right facing to left, wearing a version of captain's undress uniform (1748–67), with grey breeches, waistcoat and facings, double lacing on the waistcoat pockets and slightly striped stockings. Keppel is shown striding across a storm-swept beach, pointing with ...
