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Gage, William Hall, 1777-1864
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1777-1864
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GAGE, SIR WILLIAM HALL, sixth son of Hon. Thomas Gage (qv); b. 2 Oct 1777; adm. 17 Sep 1787; First Class Volunteer, Royal Navy 21 Nov 1789; Midshipman 1 Sep 1790; served in actions off Toulon 1795 and at battle of Cape St. Vincent 1797; Lieut., 11 Mar 1796; Commander 13 Jun 1797; Post Captain 26 Jul 1797; Rear Adm., 19 Jul 1821; Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 1825-30, in the Downs 1833; GCH 19 Apr 1834; Vice-Adm., 10 Jan 1837; Commander-in-Chief, Lisbon Apr - Dec 1837; a Lord of the Admiralty 8 Sep 1841 - Jul 1846; Adm., 9 Nov 1846; Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1848-51; Rear-Admiral of UK 24 Oct 1853; Vice-Adm. of UK 6 Nov 1854; GCB 18 May 1860; Admiral of the Fleet 20 May 1862; d. 4 Jan 1864. DNB.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.