About Robert Swanton
Robert Swanton was a British naval officer.
Rear-Admiral Robert Swanton (1710 – 11 July 1765) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station.
Naval career Swanton joined the Royal Navy on 8 September 1724 as a cadet.
He was given an operational post as lieutenant in January 1734. In May 1735, he was serving on HMS Rippon moving to HMS Oxford in April 1737. In February 1738, he moved to HMS Flamborough on which he was part of the attack on St Augustine in 1740.
He died in Westminster on 11 July 1765.
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Royal Navy officer (c. 1710–1765)
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Robert Swanton died on 11 July 1765.
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Robert Swanton was a naval officer.
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