Wager, Charles
Record IDcnp02035486
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp02035486
Gendermale
Biographical Data1666 - 1743
Place of BirthRochester, Kent
Place of DeathLondon
Last Edit2024-08-14
General Note
Sir
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Further Biographical Data1666-1743
ActivityAdmiral (gnd)
Geographic NoteGroßbritannien
GB (iso3166)
Names
HeadingWager, Charles
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variant NameWager, Carl
Vernon-Wager
Scheinbarer Doppelname
Scheinbarer Doppelname
Sources
Found inKVK
Imprint SourcesList of the Vernon-Wager manuscripts in the Library of Congress. - 1904
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Thomas Gibson (London 1680 - 1751)Portrait of Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743)oil on canvas125.3 x 101.5 cm.; 49 ⅜ x 40 in.Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He served mainly in the West Indies and after his successful expedition in Cartagena he was knighted in 1709. Furthermore, Wager was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty and Treasurer of the Navy around 1734. He was involved in the development of new bases in the Caribbean and was an early innovator in the use of citrus fruits against scurvy. He was subsequently elected MP for Westminster where his opinion was highly regarded, and his written letters survive to this day. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.The most notable likeness of Admiral Sir Charles Wager is a three-quarter-length portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller in the National Maritime Museum, London.
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