# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-vernon
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:47:51.934Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-vernon"
name: "Edward Vernon"
slug: "edward-vernon"
description: "Admiral Edward Vernon was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He had a long and distinguished career, rising to the rank of admiral after 46 years service. As a vice admiral during the War of Jenkins' Ear, in 1739 he was responsible for the capture of Portobelo, Panama, seen as expunging the failure of Admiral Hosier there in a previous conflict. However, his amphibious operation against the Spanish port of Cartagena de Indias was a disastrous defeat. Vernon also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) on three occasions and was outspoken on naval matters in Parliament, making him a controversial figure."
tagline: "Royal Navy admiral (1684-1757)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edward_Vernon_by_Thomas_Gainsborough.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1684-11-12"
deathDate: "1757-10-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.9
  momentum:             1.5
  historical:           14.78021066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "愛德華·弗農"
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    title: "Эдвард Вернан"
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    title: "Έντουαρντ Βέρνον"
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    title: "Edward Vernon"
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    title: "Edward Vernon"
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    title: "Edward Vernon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Edward Vernon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Edward Vernon"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump