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Cloudesley Shovell


 

Sir Cloudesley Shovell (c. November, 165022 or 23 October 1707), English admiral, was baptised at Cockthorpe in Norfolk, in 1650. Rising through the officer ranks he became a popular British hero, whose celebrated naval career was brought to an end in a disastrous shipwreck in the Isles of Scilly. Member of Parliament for Rochester, Kent, from 1695 until his death.

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November - 1650 - 22 - 23 October - 1707 - English - Admiral - Cockthorpe - Norfolk - Isles of Scilly - Rochester - Kent

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