About William Smith
William Smith was a naval officer.
Rear-Admiral William Smith (died 1756) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
Naval career Smith was promoted to post captain on 10 May 1716 on appointment to the command of the sixth-rate HMS Port Mahon. He transferred to the command of the fifth-rate HMS Gosport in August 1720, of the fourth-rate HMS Dartmouth in 1721 and of the fourth-rate HMS York in 1726. and was promoted to Rear Admiral on 21 July 1747 during his retirement.
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William Smith died in 1756.
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William Smith was a naval officer.
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