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John Byng
(1704-1757)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Byng, John, 1704-1757
NRA:    Byng, John (1704-1757) Admiral
DNB:    Byng, John (bap. 1704, d. 1757), naval officer
LBT ID: JoByng1757    VIAF ID: 60023386    LOC ID: n84024485		B/BAP:   1704-10-29
DIED:   1757-03-14
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File
English naval officer; made the ministry's scapegoat for the loss of Minorca to the French, he was tried and shot to the general indignation of the public.
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