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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Byron, John
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Naval officer, grandfather of the poet, nicknamed from his misfortunes "Foul-weather Jack"; accompanied Anson in his voyage round the world, but was wrecked in his ship the Wager; suffered almost unexampled hardships, of which he wrote a classical account on his safe return home; he rose to the rank of admiral, and commanded the squadron in the West Indies during the American war; died in England (1723-1786).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Byron, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/byron-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Byron, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/byron-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.