William Lisle
Royal Navy officer
About William Lisle
Commodore William Lisle (died 26 January 1752) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
Naval career He was made Lieutenant on 16 January 1728 and Captain on 28 May 1740.
Lisle was given command of HMS Severn and saw action when escorting a convoy in the Leeward Islands in 1746. None of the ships in the convoy were taken by the attacking French force and Lisle's conduct was such that he was rewarded with the command of HMS Vigilant in 1747, He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station in 1750 and remained in post until 1752.
He died on 26 January 1752.
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