Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
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PoliticiansLived 1647 to 1716 · aged 69
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Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington was an English naval officer and politician.
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Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington was an English naval officer and politician. Dismissed by James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act, which prevented Catholics from holding public office in England, he brought the Invitation to William to William of Orange at The Hague, disguised as a simple sailor. As a reward he was made commander of William's invasion fleet which landed at Torbay, Devon on 5 November 1688, which initiated the Glorious Revolution.
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Lived 1647 to 1716 · aged 69
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