About Mark Milbanke
Lived 1724 – 1805 (aged 81). Mark Milbanke was a naval officer.
Admiral Mark Milbanke (12 April 1724 – 9 June 1805) was a British naval officer and colonial governor.
Military career Milbanke was born into an aristocratic Yorkshire family with naval connections, his father was Sir Ralph Milbanke, 4th Baronet. Mark Milbanke graduated from the Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth in 1740. He was made Lieutenant in 1744 He became Port Admiral at Plymouth in 1783.
In 1789, Milbanke was appointed governor of Newfoundland.
Milbanke was promoted to admiral of the white in 1795.
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Who was Mark Milbanke?
Royal Navy admiral (1724-1805)
When was Mark Milbanke born?
Mark Milbanke was born on 12 April 1724 in Darlington.
When did Mark Milbanke die?
Mark Milbanke died on 9 June 1805 in London.
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Mark Milbanke was a naval officer.
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