Admiral Lord Anson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Admiral_Lord_Anson
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1697-04-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Staffordshire,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1762-06-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Moor_Park,_Hertfordshire,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Anson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Lord Anson
gptkbp:legacy Anson Bay, Australia named after him
Anson's laws and reforms modernized the Royal Navy
Anson's voyage influenced naval tactics
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Church,_Colwich
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Finisterre_(1747)
circumnavigation of the globe
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Isabel_Carrier
gptkb:William_Anson
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Thomas_Hudson
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:A_Voyage_Round_the_World_in_the_Years_MDCCXL,_I,_II,_III,_IV
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:serviceYears 1712–1762
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Thomas_Anson
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Yorke
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Anson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moor_Park_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6