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Thomas Mathews

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British officer of the Royal Navy from Wales (1676-1751)

United KingdomPoliticiansLived 1676 to 1751 · aged 75
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Admiral Thomas Mathews was a Royal Navy officer. He joined the navy in 1690 and saw service on a number of ships, including during the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. He interspersed periods spent commanding ships with time at home at the family estate in Llandaff.

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Admiral Thomas Mathews was a Royal Navy officer. He joined the navy in 1690 and saw service on a number of ships, including during the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. He interspersed periods spent commanding ships with time at home at the family estate in Llandaff. He distinguished himself with service with Sir George Byng at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718, and went on to command squadrons in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, before largely retiring from naval service.

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Lived 1676 to 1751 · aged 75
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