About Willoughby Thomas Lake
Lived 1773 – 1847 (aged 74). Willoughby Thomas Lake was a naval officer.
Admiral Sir Willoughby Thomas Lake KCB (8 January 1773 – 18 February 1847) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North American Station.
Naval career Born the son of Sir James Winter Lake, 3rd Baronet and Joyce Crowther, Lake joined the Royal Navy around 1790. By 1795 he was in command of the sloop HMS Rattler. He was promoted to post captain in 1796.
In April 1803 he took command of . In her he captured four privateers before leaving her in June 1806 for HMS Gibraltar, the ship in which, in 1807, he chased Napoleon Bonaparte's brother along the French coast. He also commanded during an attack on Santander in 1812. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North American Station in 1824 and was promoted to Admiral of the White in 1842.
Family In 1795 he married Charlotte MacBride, daughter of John MacBride; they had one daughter.
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Who was Willoughby Thomas Lake?
British Royal Navy admiral (1773-1847)
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Willoughby Thomas Lake was born on 8 January 1773.
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Willoughby Thomas Lake died on 18 February 1847.
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Willoughby Thomas Lake was a naval officer.
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