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About John Leake
Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Leake was a British Royal Navy officer and politician who represented Rochester in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1715. He served in the Third Anglo-Dutch War as a junior officer, participating in the Battle of Texel. During the Williamite War in Ireland, Leake distinguished himself by leading a convoy which broke the barricading boom at Culmore Fort and lifted the siege of Derry. As a captain he fought in the Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue of the Nine Years' War.
Everything about John Leake →- Occupation
- naval officer, politician, admiral
- Position held
- member of the 2nd Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 4th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain
- Born
- July 4, 1656
- Died
- August 21, 1720