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  Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Martin Bladen Hawke (16 August 1860-10 October 1938), from 1887 known as Lord Hawke was an English cricketer who, Wisden wrote, "strode the cricketing world like a colossus for half a century, as a player and administrator, and one who played a major part in the modernisation of the game".
Hawke was a national selector of the England cricket team for 10 years, and was named one of Wisdens's "Cricketers of the Year" in 1909.
He succeeded as 7th Baron Hawke in 1887 on the death of his father.
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Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the U.K. The Baron Walpole of Walpole and Walpole of Walterton
Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland and of the U.K. The Baron Hawke
Earl of Yarborough in the Peerage of the U.K. The Baron Loughborough
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Hawke's claim to greatness is that he consistently displayed original thought and imaginative leadership at a time when this was largely stultified in European navies.
But Hawke sent a sloop to warn the British West Indies fleet to be on the lookout; most of the convoy was captured in the Leeward islands.
Hawke engaged his enemy in the crowded bay, on a lee shore in heavy weather, destroying and capturing 7 ships and the remainder were so scattered that they were unable to reassemble.
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 AllRefer.com - Hawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Hawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron, British And Irish History, Biographies
Hawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron[tou´tun] Pronunciation Key, 1705–81, British admiral.
In the Seven Years War, Hawke relieved (1756) Admiral John Byng as commander in the Mediterranean and was appointed an admiral.
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 Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, (February 21, 1705 – October 16, 1781) was a naval officer of the Royal Navy.
In the Seven Years' War, Hawke replaced Admiral John Byng as commander in the Mediterranean in 1756.
He then retired from active duty, given the honourary rank of Vice-Admiral of Great Britain in November 1765, he was made First Lord of the Admiralty in December 1766 and served until January 1771.
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 Edward Hawke
Edward Hawke was born in London in 1705 and entered the navy at the age of 15.
Because of Hawke's prowess, King George II (for whom the "Royal George" was named) referred to him as "my captain" and ordered that he should be made a Rear-Admiral of the White in active service.
On his return to England, Hawke was given a vote of thanks by Parliament, a yearly grant of 2 thousand pounds starting, and the King caused a medal to be struck in his honor.
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 BARONS AND LORDS OF PARLIAMENT
The Baron Hampton of Hampton Lovett and of Westwood
The Baron Keyes of Seebrugge and of Dover
The Baron Astor of Hever of Hever Castle
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 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Lord Hawke
Lord Hawke strode the cricketing world like a colossus for half a century, as a player and administrator, and one who played a major part in the modernisation of the game.
It may not be generally known how Lord Hawke's strength of character was tested when, as a young man on leaving Cambridge, he undertook the responsibility of captaining the Yorkshire side, composed at that time of elements that were not entirely harmonious.
Lord Hawke was a member of the I Zingari committee, and in recent years many of its meetings were held at his house in Belgrave Square, where the committee had the privilege of accepting his hospitality - a great experience.
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 Baron Walpole -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1756 a cousin of the Walpole Earls of Orford was created Baron Walpole of Wolterton, also in the (additional info and facts about Peerage of Great Britain) Peerage of Great Britain.
With the extinction of the Earldom of Orford in 1797, the senior Barony of Walpole passed to Lord Walpole of Wolterton, who thus held both titles and was also created for Earl of Orford in 1806.
Horatio Walpole, 2nd Baron Walpole of Wolterton (1723-1809) (became Baron Walpole in 1797 and Earl of Orford in 1806)
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 Baron Hawke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title of Baron Hawke was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1776 and is still extant.
Edward Henry Julius Hawke, 6th Baron Hawke (1815-1887)
Julian Stanhope Theodore Hawke, 10th Baron Hawke (1904-1992)
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 Edward Hawke, first Baron Hawke, admiral of the fleet (1705-1781)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The French, under Admiral de Conflans, attempted to run from Brest to Quiberon Bay to join the troopships, but Hawke intercepted them, and at the battle of Quiberon Bay (20 November 1759), defeated the French fleet, ending the invasion threat and also ending French naval activity for the rest of the war.
After the entry of Spain into the war on the French side (1762), Hawke had the great luck to capture Spanish treasure-ships, which at the time meant that he gained great wealth, after which he retired from active service.
From 1766 until 1771 he was first lord of the Admiralty, he was made admiral of the fleet in 1768, and created Baron Hawke of Great Britain in 1776.
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Stanhope Harvey-Hawke, 5th Baron Hawke (1804 - 1870)
Bladen Wilmer Hawke, 9th Baron Hawke (1901 - 1985)
Julian Stanhope Theodore Hawke, 10th Baron Hawke (1904 - 1992)
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 Additional Reading (from Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Hawke's career is recounted in Ruddock F. Mackay, Admiral Hawke (1965).
It consists mostly of the hill country fronting Hawke Bay to the east, stretches from the Mahia Peninsula in the northeast to the vicinity of Cape Turnagain in the southeast, and is noted for its rolling sheep lands.
The flamboyant labor leader was reelected in the early election he called in 1984 and then won an unprecedented third term in 1987.
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 TORRENT RIVER INN - HAWKE'S BAY HISTORY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hawke's Bay, the most inland waterway of the historic Ingornachoix Bay, played an important role in the early struggle between the British and French Navies for control of British America.
The inlet was named for Baron Edward Hawke, a famous British Admiral and sailor.
Hawke's Bay was also the site of a whaling factory around the turn of the century, and some ruins are still visible.
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 Baron Boston -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The title of Baron Boston was created in the (additional info and facts about Peerage of Great Britain) Peerage of Great Britain in 1761 and is still extant.
Gerald Howard Boteler Irby, 9th Baron Boston (1897-1978)
Timothy George Frank Boteler Irby, 10th Baron Boston (b.
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 Biography.com - Hawke (of Towton), Edward Hawke, Baron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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His major victory was against the French at Quiberon Bay (1759), which caused the collapse of their invasion plans.
He also became an MP (1747) and First Lord of the Admiralty (1766–71), and was created a baron in 1776.
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 Louisiana-Lafayette vs McNeese State (Mar 18, 2003)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hawke singled to left field, RBI; Sneed advanced to second; Morris scored.
Saloom singled through the right side, advanced to second on an error by rf, RBI; Hawke advanced to third, scored on an error by rf, unearned; Sneed scored.
Hawke singled, bunt; Voorhies advanced to second; Sneed advanced to third.
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 Satyendra Prassano Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha of Raipur --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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Baron Münchhausen was a German storyteller, some of whose tales were the basis for the collection The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Because he was instrumental in reviving the Olympic Games of ancient Greece, Baron Pierre de Coubertin is known as the founder of the modern Olympics.
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 Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
The career of Martin Bladen, Seventh Baron Hawke of Towton (1860-1938) may be familiar to some members.
The domestic seasons during which Hawke played (1881-1912) are chronicled, as are the winter tours to Australia, India, Ceylon, South Africa, the West Indies and America (North and South) which earned him the nickname of 'the Odysseus of cricket'.
West Norwood Cemetery is one of the metropolitan cemeteries founded to deal with the expanding population of London in the early 19th century.
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 Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hawke joined the navy in February 1720 and was promoted to rear admiral for his distinguished service against the French in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48).
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Edward Plunkett was an Irish dramatist and storyteller whose many popular works combined imaginative power with intellectual ingenuity to create a credible world of fantasy.
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 BHC2754 : Admiral Edward Hawke, 1710-1781, 1st Baron Hawke
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He holds his sword in his right hand and stands against a rocky background with, on the left, the fleet at anchor together with a barge flying the Union flag.
Hawke is best known for his defeat of the French fleet in Quiberon Bay in November 1759 - an extremely hazardous action fought close in on a rocky coast, in the fading light of a November evening.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 2626
She married Alexander Oliphant Murray, 9th Baron Elibank, son of Alexander Murray, 8th Baron Elibank and Janet Oliphant, on 6 August 1838.
She married Lowther Augustus John Pennington, 3rd Baron Muncaster, son of Lowther Pennington, 2nd Baron Muncaster and Esther Barry, on 15 December 1828.
She was the daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas of Aske and Lady Charlotte FitzWilliam.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1279
She was the daughter of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham and Lady Louisa Stewart.
He married Frances Cassandra Hawke, daughter of Edward William Hawke, 4th Baron Hawke and Frances Fetherstonhaugh, on 1 September 1870.
     Frances Cassandra Hawke was the daughter of Edward William Hawke, 4th Baron Hawke and Frances Fetherstonhaugh.
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 Martin Bladen Hawke (Lord Hawke)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Also Known As: succeeded as 7th Baron Hawke in 1887
He introduced winter pay — until then they were only paid in the summer months — and a scheme whereby a proportion of benefit income was invested on their behalf.
His treatment of a drunken Bobby Peel has gone into the game’s folklore — he escorted him off the field and, as Peel himself sarcastically noted: "Lord Hawke put his arm round me and helped me off the ground - and out of first-class cricket.
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 HAWKE - Encyclopedia Britannica - HAWKE - JCSM's Study Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919), Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Cambridge, 1879–1884, Professor of Natural Philosophy, Royal Institution, 1887–1905, Secretary to the Royal Society, 1887–1896, and Nobel Laureate
Robert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart (1881–1957), Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 1928–1930, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1930–1938, and Diplomatic Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, 1938–1941
Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan (1895–1977), Chief Scout of the Commonwealth, 1945–1959, and Governor of Tasmania, 1959–1963
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 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of WILLIAM I "the Bastard"
+[11855] Nichola Frances Hawke m: 1981 Fact 1: Hon.
+[11869] George Ambrose Lloyd m: 1911 d: 1941 Fact 1: 1st Baron Lloyd, P.C. 32 [11870] Alexander David Frederick Lloyd b: 1912 d: 1985 Fact 1: 2nd Baron Lloyd..............................................................................................
+[11893] George Wentworth Warwick Bampfyide b: 1882 m: 1910 d: 1965 Fact 1: 4th Baron Poltimore...........................................................................................
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 Hawke of Towton, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron
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