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Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (died 1799)

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Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe

Royal Navy officer and politician (1726–1799)

Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving in the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations against the French coast as part of Britain's policy of naval descents…
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Treasurer of the Navy

Civilian officer of the Royal Navy

The Treasurer of the Navy, originally called Treasurer of Marine Causes or Paymaster of the Navy, was a civilian officer of the Royal Navy, one of the principal commissioners of the Navy Board responsible for naval finance from 1524 to 1832. The treasurer was based at the Navy…
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March 8

Day of the year

March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 298 days remain until the end of the year.
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