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Maurice Suckling

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Maurice Suckling

British Naval officer (1726-1778)

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About Maurice Suckling

Captain Maurice Suckling was a Royal Navy officer and politician best known for starting the naval career of his nephew Horatio Nelson and for serving as Comptroller of the Navy from 1775 until his death. Suckling joined the Royal Navy in 1739 and saw service in the English Channel and Mediterranean Sea during the War of the Austrian Succession. With the support of relatives including Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, Suckling was promoted quickly and received his first command in 1754. At the start of the Seven Years' War in 1756 he was promoted to captain and given a command on the Jamaica Station. There he played a major part in the Battle of Cap-Français in 1757 and fought an inconclusive skirmish against the French ship Palmier in 1758 before returning to Britain in 1760.

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Occupation: military officer, politician
Position held: Third Sea Lord, member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain, Comptroller of the Navy
Born: May 4, 1726
Died: 1778

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