Maurice Suckling (Royal Navy officer)

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Maurice Suckling was an 18th-century Royal Navy officer best known as the uncle and early naval patron of Admiral Horatio Nelson.

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instanceOf British military officer
Royal Navy officer
person
commanded HMS Augusta
HMS Dreadnought
HMS Raisonnable
HMS Triumph
conflict American Revolutionary War
Seven Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1726-05-04
dateOfDeath 1778-07-14
educatedAt Royal Navy (sea service apprenticeship)
era 18th century
ethnicGroup English
familyName Suckling
father Reverend Maurice Suckling
givenName Maurice
introducedToService Horatio Nelson
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank captain
mother Ann Suckling
notableFor being the early naval patron of Horatio Nelson
service in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War
occupation naval officer
parliamentaryTermEnd 1778
parliamentaryTermStart 1775
participatedIn Battle of Havana (1762)
operations in the West Indies
patronOf Horatio Nelson
placeOfBirth Barsham, Suffolk
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Comptroller of the Navy
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
relative Horatio Nelson
residence London
linked to: London, England

Suffolk
serviceEnd 1778
serviceStart 1740
sexOrGender male
shipServedOn HMS Augusta
HMS Dreadnought
HMS Nassau
HMS Raisonnable
HMS Triumph
sibling Catherine Suckling
uncleOf Horatio Nelson

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Catherine Suckling sibling Maurice Suckling (Royal Navy officer)