Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, English admiral and politician (died 1781)

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

Royal Navy officer and politician (1705–1781)

Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As captain of the third-rate HMS Berwick, he took part in the Battle of Toulon in February 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession. He also captured six ships of a French squadron…