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Wager, Charles

Record IDcnp02035486

URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp02035486

Gendermale

Biographical Data1666 - 1743

Place of BirthRochester, Kent

Place of DeathLondon

Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

Sir

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Further Biographical Data1666-1743

ActivityAdmiral (gnd)

Geographic NoteGroßbritannien

GB (iso3166)

Place of Activity

Place of BirthRochester, Kent
Geburtsort

Place of DeathLondon
Sterbeort

Names

HeadingWager, Charles
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany

Variant NameWager, Carl

Sources

Found inKVK

Imprint SourcesList of the Vernon-Wager manuscripts in the Library of Congress. - 1904

Thomas Gibson (London 1680 - 1751)Portrait of Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743)oil on canvas125.3 x 101.5 cm.; 49 â…œ x 40 in.Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He served mainly in the West Indies and after his successful expedition in Cartagena he was knighted in 1709. Furthermore, Wager was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty and Treasurer of the Navy around 1734. He was involved in the development of new bases in the Caribbean and was an early innovator in the use of citrus fruits against scurvy. He was subsequently elected MP for Westminster where his opinion was highly regarded, and his written letters survive to this day. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.The most notable likeness of Admiral Sir Charles Wager is a three-quarter-length portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller in the National Maritime Museum, London.
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