Service/branch Royal Navy | Name Thomas Cotes Died July 16, 1767 Rank Vice admiral | |
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Vice-Admiral Thomas Cotes (4 June 1712 - 16 July 1767) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
Naval career
Promoted to post captain in 1740, Cotes was appointed to the command of the third-rate HMS Edinburgh in 1745 and saw action at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747. He was promoted to rear admiral in May 1755 and became Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in 1757 before being promoted to Vice-Admiral in February 1758. He served as Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn from 1761 to 1767.
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