Charles Edmund Nugent

Sir Charles Edmund Nugent (G.C.H.) (1759? - 7 January 1844) was a British admiral. Joining the Navy in 1771, he rose through the ranks during the American War of Independence, primarily active against Spain in the West Indies. He saw action at the 1776 Battle of Sullivan's Island and the 1779 Battle of San Fernando de Omoa before returning to England as a commander in 1782. He was made Member of Parliament in 1783, named Rear Admiral in 1797, and eventually Admiral of the Fleet in 1833.

Family

He was a grandson of Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, and a brother of Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet. After their father's death a flaw was found in his marriage and Robert and George were made illegitimate. He died at 85 years of age, leaving one daughter. A drawing of him by William Ridley is held in the National Library, Dublin.^[1]

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Nugent, Sir Charles Edmund". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 
• Nugent, Claud (1898). Memoir of Robert, Earl Nugent, with Letters, Poems, and Appendices. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone. OCLC 3653651. http://books.google.com/books?id=IXcDAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA290#v=onepage&f=false.  Contains a detailed biographical sketch.

Footnotes

1. ^ http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000188073/Details

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by James Grenville William Grenville	Member of Parliament for Buckingham with James Grenville 1784–1790	Succeeded by James Grenville George Nugent

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