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Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (c. 1648 – 13 April 1716) was an English Royal Navy officer, peer and politician. Dismissed by King James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act , which prevented Roman Catholics from holding public office, he brought the Invitation to William to William of ...
- Earl of Torrington
Following the extinction of this title in 1688, the title...
- Earl of Torrington
Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington was an English Royal Navy officer, peer and politician. Dismissed by King James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act, which prevented Roman Catholics from holding public office, he brought the Invitation to William to William of Orange at The Hague, disguised as a ...
Royal Navy Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, who had advised against engaging the superior French fleet but had been overruled by Queen Mary II of England and her ministers, was court-martialled for his performance during the battle. Although he was acquitted, King William III of England dismissed him from the service. Background.
The Oxford Companion to British History. Herbert, Arthur (1647–1716). Created earl of Torrington by William III in June 1689, following an indecisive action with French transports in Bantry Bay, south-west Ireland, Herbert is a controversial if not disreputable figure in English naval history.
4 de dic. de 2015 · Circa 1700. English admiral. Born in 1648, Arthur Herbert was the third son of Sir Edward Herbert, attorney general to King Charles I. He joined the navy in 1663 and served with Sir Robert Holmes. He was at the Battle of Lowestoft on 3 June 1665, the Four Days’ Battle on 1–4 June 1666, and the St. James’s Day Fight on 25 July 1666.
Arthur Herbert, Baron Torbay and Earl of Torrington, was buried in Westminster Abbey on 22nd April 1716 in the "south aisle within the tombs" ie. the south ambulatory. He has no monument or marker. He was a son of Sir Edward Herbert, Attorney General to Charles I and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and his wife Margaret (nee Smith).
