Baron Hawke

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Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

Baron Hawke , of Towton in the County of York , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .

Award

The title was created on May 20, 1776 for the famous Admiral Sir Edward Hawke . He had defeated the French fleet in several naval battles, was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1766 to 1771 and was a member of the House of Commons from 1747 to 1776 .

List of Barons Hawke (1776)

There is currently no title heir.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 11665, p. 2 , May 11, 1776.

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