Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet
RYDE. Feb. 14. TOWN COUNCIL. - A meeting of the Council was held on Friday afternoon, the Mayor (Alderman B. Barrow) presiding. After the reading of the minutes, the Mayor referred, in feeling terms, to the sad loss the town had sustained in the death of Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, and on this motion it was agreed to send a letter of condolence to the family of the deceased gentleman. It was also resolved that (if it was agreeable to the family) the Mayor and Corporation should show their respect to the deceased Admiral by following his remains to their last resting place in the Ryde Cemetery. | The Hampshire Advertiser, 14 Feb 1877∼Son of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and 7th Baron Clifford, and Lady Elizabeth Christiane Hervey Cavendish.
Educated at Harrow, he entered the Navy as a midshipman, and received a medal for the capture of a convoy at The Bay of Rosas in 1809 and operations off the Italian coast through 1811. He was often mentioned in The Gazette for his courage in expeditions. He was knighted in 1830 and created a Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in 1832.
On October 20, 1813 he wed Lady Elizabeth Frances Townshend, sister of John, 4th Marquis of Townshend. They were the parents of William John Cavendish Clifford. He was patron of the arts and acquired a large collection of paintings and sculpture. He died at his residence in the House of Lords.
On the 9th inst., at his official residence at the House of Lords, Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod, aged 88. | The Hampshire Advertiser, 14 Feb 1877
RYDE. Feb. 14. TOWN COUNCIL. - A meeting of the Council was held on Friday afternoon, the Mayor (Alderman B. Barrow) presiding. After the reading of the minutes, the Mayor referred, in feeling terms, to the sad loss the town had sustained in the death of Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, and on this motion it was agreed to send a letter of condolence to the family of the deceased gentleman. It was also resolved that (if it was agreeable to the family) the Mayor and Corporation should show their respect to the deceased Admiral by following his remains to their last resting place in the Ryde Cemetery. | The Hampshire Advertiser, 14 Feb 1877∼Son of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and 7th Baron Clifford, and Lady Elizabeth Christiane Hervey Cavendish.
Educated at Harrow, he entered the Navy as a midshipman, and received a medal for the capture of a convoy at The Bay of Rosas in 1809 and operations off the Italian coast through 1811. He was often mentioned in The Gazette for his courage in expeditions. He was knighted in 1830 and created a Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in 1832.
On October 20, 1813 he wed Lady Elizabeth Frances Townshend, sister of John, 4th Marquis of Townshend. They were the parents of William John Cavendish Clifford. He was patron of the arts and acquired a large collection of paintings and sculpture. He died at his residence in the House of Lords.
On the 9th inst., at his official residence at the House of Lords, Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod, aged 88. | The Hampshire Advertiser, 14 Feb 1877
Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet
RYDE. Feb. 14. TOWN COUNCIL. - A meeting of the Council was held on Friday afternoon, the Mayor (Alderman B. Barrow) presiding. After the reading of the minutes, the Mayor referred, in feeling terms, to the sad loss the town had sustained in the death of Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, and on this motion it was agreed to send a letter of condolence to the family of the deceased gentleman. It was also resolved that (if it was agreeable to the family) the Mayor and Corporation should show their respect to the deceased Admiral by following his remains to their last resting place in the Ryde Cemetery. | The Hampshire Advertiser, 14 Feb 1877∼Son of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and 7th Baron Clifford, and Lady Elizabeth Christiane Hervey Cavendish.
Educated at Harrow, he entered the Navy as a midshipman, and received a medal for the capture of a convoy at The Bay of Rosas in 1809 and operations off the Italian coast through 1811. He was often mentioned in The Gazette for his courage in expeditions. He was knighted in 1830 and created a Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in 1832.
On October 20, 1813 he wed Lady Elizabeth Frances Townshend, sister of John, 4th Marquis of Townshend. They were the parents of William John Cavendish Clifford. He was patron of the arts and acquired a large collection of paintings and sculpture. He died at his residence in the House of Lords.
On the 9th inst., at his official residence at the House of Lords, Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod, aged 88. | The Hampshire Advertiser, 14 Feb 1877
RYDE. Feb. 14. TOWN COUNCIL. - A meeting of the Council was held on Friday afternoon, the Mayor (Alderman B. Barrow) presiding. After the reading of the minutes, the Mayor referred, in feeling terms, to the sad loss the town had sustained in the death of Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, and on this motion it was agreed to send a letter of condolence to the family of the deceased gentleman. It was also resolved that (if it was agreeable to the family) the Mayor and Corporation should show their respect to the deceased Admiral by following his remains to their last resting place in the Ryde Cemetery. | The Hampshire Advertiser, 14 Feb 1877∼Son of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and 7th Baron Clifford, and Lady Elizabeth Christiane Hervey Cavendish.
Educated at Harrow, he entered the Navy as a midshipman, and received a medal for the capture of a convoy at The Bay of Rosas in 1809 and operations off the Italian coast through 1811. He was often mentioned in The Gazette for his courage in expeditions. He was knighted in 1830 and created a Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in 1832.
On October 20, 1813 he wed Lady Elizabeth Frances Townshend, sister of John, 4th Marquis of Townshend. They were the parents of William John Cavendish Clifford. He was patron of the arts and acquired a large collection of paintings and sculpture. He died at his residence in the House of Lords.
On the 9th inst., at his official residence at the House of Lords, Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod, aged 88. | The Hampshire Advertiser, 14 Feb 1877
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