Roger Strickland

Sir Roger Strickland (1640–1717) was an English admiral and Member of Parliament. Life Strickland was the second son of Walter Strickland of Nateby Hall, Lancashire, and lived at Thornton Bridge near Aldborough in Yorkshire, a property acquired from his cousin Sir Thomas Strickland of Sizergh. He received his first command in 1665, and the following year he commanded the 48-gun Santa Maria in the Four Days' Battle (1–4 June 1666). In 1672, he commanded the 58-gun Plymouth at the Battle of Solebay, during which he recovered the Henry, which had been captured by the Dutch. He also served in the battles of Schooneveld and Texel in 1673, as a result of which he was knighted. In 1677, he was promoted to rear-admiral and served as John Narbrough's third-in-command; on 1 April 1678, with Narbrough's successor, Admiral Herbert, he captured a 40-gun Algerian cruiser.