Lord Constantine John Phipps (1744-1792)

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Lord Constantine John Phipps (1st Baron of Mulgrave in the County of York)

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth3.5.1744CSORN
First Known Service1.1759CSORN
FatherConstantine Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave (d.1775)HPO
MotherLepell HerveyHPO
WifeAnne Elizabeth Cholmley - Married 20.6.1787HPO
DaughterUnknownHPO
Brother
The Hon. Charles PhippsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1783

BrotherHon. Henry (1755-1831)HPO
Last Known Service10.10.1792CSORN
Date of Death10.10.1792 - LiègeCSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17.3.1762 LieutenantCSORN
24.11.1763 CommanderCSORN
24.11.176320.6.1765
Diligence (10) 1756-1780
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
1779 Renamed "Comet"
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/32
Issued by
Lord Alexander Colville (7th Viscount Colville of Culross)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1766
, North America
Confirmed 19.6.1764		BWAS-1714
20.6.1765 CaptainCSORN
20.6.1765 
Terpsichore (24) 1760-1766
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/78		ADM 6/20
10.6.17673.5.1768
Boreas (28) 1757-1770
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/170		BWAS-1714
19.3.176812.10.1774Elected a Member of Parliament for LincolnHPO
16.4.177313.10.1773
Racehorse (8) 1757-1778
British 8 Gun
Unrated Sloop
1775 Renamed "Thunder"
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/488		BWAS-1714
13.9.1775 Succeeded as 2nd Baron MulgraveHPO
31.1.177631.3.1784Elected a Member of Parliament for HuntingdonHPO
6.11.177626.1.1778
Ardent (64) 1764-1779
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/228		BWAS-1714
17773.1782Appointed Lord Commissioner of the AdmiraltyHPO
7.2.17781.4.1783
Courageux (74) 1761-1796
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/363		BWAS-1714
27.7.1778 1st Battle of Ushant 
31.12.1779 Affair of Fielding and Bylandt 
12.12.1781 2nd Battle of Ushant 
1.4.178421.6.1790Elected a Member of Parliament for Newark-on-TrentHPO
23.4.178423.4.1792Appointed Privy CounsellorHPO
7.7.1790 Created 1st Baron of Mulgrave in the County of YorkHPO
19.10.179010.10.1792
Leviathan (74) 1790-1848
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/79		ADM 6/24
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Posted by Rick Hatton on Tuesday 1st of November 2022 16:45

Phipps is quoted as Captain of Diligence in April 1766 by Governor Tryons correspondence regarding the defence of Fort Johnston, North Carolina against the early Regulators. This does notseetotieinwith thedatesqabove.

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