IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0064 GEA
Held at: National Maritime Museum
Title: Geary, Sir Francis, 1st St., Admiral, (1709-1796)
Date(s): 1757-1771
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1ft; 31cm
Name of creator(s): Geary | Sir | Francis | 1709-1796 | Admiral
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Geary entered the Navy in 1727, became a lieutenant in 1734, a captain in 1742 and served through the War of Austrian Succession. During the early part of the Seven Years War he was in North America and then returned, in 1757, to take command at the Nore for a few months, in the PRINCESS ROYAL. In 1758 he moved into the LENOX, Channel Fleet, and in the following year served on the same station in the RESOLUTION and then in the SANDWICH. It was in the latter ship that he hoisted his flag in 1759 as rear-admiral and commanded detached squadrons in the Channel until late in 1760. After this he became Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth until 1762, when he became vice-admiral. His next service was in the same command between 1769 and 1771. Having been promoted to admiral in 1775, in 1780 he took up his last appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Sir Francis Geary, consisting of letter and order books, 1757 to 1762, and 1769 to 1771.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were presented by Sir William Geary in 1937.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.
Date(s) of descriptions: 2010-08-26