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    Vice-Admiral John Benbow (10 March 1653 – 4 November 1702) was an English Royal Navy officer. He joined the Navy in 1678, seeing action against Barbary...
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    HMS Benbow was the third of four Iron Duke-class battleships of the Royal Navy, the third ship to be named in honour of Admiral John Benbow. Ordered in...
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  • John Benbow (c. 1681 – 17 November 1708) was an English traveller, who wrote an early account of Madagascar after running aground and being captured there...
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  • John Benbow (1768–24 February 1855) was a Conservative politician who represented Dudley in the UK Parliament in the nineteenth century. He won his seat...
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    Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Benbow, after Admiral John Benbow: HMS Benbow (1813) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, built...
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    HMS Benbow was a Victorian era Admiral-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named for Admiral John Benbow. Completed in 1888, Benbow spent the...
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  • identifies himself as "The Captain" starts to lodge at the rural Admiral Benbow Inn on England's Bristol Channel. He tells the innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins...
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    to 25 August 1702 O.S. between an English squadron under Vice-Admiral John Benbow and a French under Admiral Jean du Casse, off Cape Santa Marta on the...
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  • psychologist Edwin Benbow (1895–1918), Royal Flying Corps ace John Benbow (1653–1702), Royal Navy admiral Katie Benbow, singer Kay Benbow (1961–2024), British...
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  • family of tunes later used for "Sam Hall", "Captain Kidd", and "Admiral John Benbow", which according to Roy Palmer was first printed in 1714. The English...
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    two active volcanic cones, Benbow and Marum (also spelled Maroum). Mount Benbow was named after English Admiral John Benbow (1653–1702) by Captain Cook...
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  • Fromes Hill by William Benbow, a recent English convert to Mormonism. Benbow introduced Woodruff to his brother John Benbow, who was a member of the...
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    Beyfus The election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election. Benbow's death caused a by-election. Hawkes resigned by accepting the office of...
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  • Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician and mathematician (b. 1625) 1702 – John Benbow, English admiral (b. 1653) 1704 – Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist...
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    Dockyard. They subleased the house from John Benbow, who was at the time renting the house from John Evelyn. John Evelyn did not meet with Peter. The Russian...
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  • Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (d. 1694) 1653 – John Benbow, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1702) 1656 – Giacomo Serpotta, Italian Rococo...
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    Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1682–1702) (b. 1632) November 4 – John Benbow, English officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1653) November 5 – William Stanley...
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    and 'Fresh Meat' John Benbow, Admiral of the White, born in Shrewsbury Joe Hart, born in Shrewsbury, Celtic and England goalkeeper John Mytton, 'Mad Jack'...
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    Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). p. 850. A portrait of John Benbow Esq. Admiral of the Fleet.engraved by William Henry Mote for Fisher's...
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    service. In November he was assigned to a naval squadron under Commodore John Benbow, which was equipped with bomb vessels and fireships and was ordered to...
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    others, but primarily on the journal of John Benbow, fellow sailor on the Degrave and son of Admiral Benbow. Benbow escaped to Fort Dauphin and sailed home...
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  • under Captain Christopher Fogg, she became the flagship of Vice-Admiral John Benbow. His squadron left for the West Indies on 2 September 1701 as the War...
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    such as Thomas Cochrane and even members of the working-class, such as John Benbow. The first recorded mention of the use of a line of battle tactic is...
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    Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (category Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge)
    County Down and widow of Sir William Brooke, Russell briefly attended St John's College, Cambridge and joined the Royal Navy in 1666. Promoted to lieutenant...
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    Aviation twin-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking 1B registered G-AJBO named "John Benbow" crashed into trees near Blackbushe Airport, located in Hampshire, England...
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  • Camilla Persson Benbow is a Swedish-born (Scania) American educational psychologist and a university professor. She studies the education of intellectually...
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    French had to hurry because a large English squadron, under Admiral John Benbow, was aware of the French presence and was looking for them. The battle...
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    admiral Lord Aubrey Beauclerk (1710–1741), Officer of the Royal Navy John Benbow (1653–1702), admiral George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800–1888)...
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    Preceded by John Benbow Member of Parliament for Dudley 1855–1857 Succeeded by Henry Brinsley Sheridan Preceded by Lord Robert Cecil John Inglis Member...
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    Vice-Admiral John Benbow, and in March 1702 Walton was appointed to command the 48-gun HMS Ruby. He then participated in the action of August 1702 under Benbow and...
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