Wager, Charles
Datensatz IDcnp02035486
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp02035486
Geschlechtmännlich
Lebensdaten1666 - 1743
GeburtsortRochester, Kent
SterbeortLondon
Letzte Änderung2024-08-14
Anmerkung
Sir
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Weitere Lebensdaten1666-1743
AktivitätAdmiral (gnd)
Geographische AnmerkungGroßbritannien
GB (iso3166)
Namen
AnsetzungsformWager, Charles
verwendet in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
verwendet in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variante NamensformWager, Carl
Vernon-Wager
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WerkeList 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.
[Thomas Gibson / https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/royal-noble/portrait-of-admiral-sir-charles-wager-1666-1743 -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait of Admiral Sir Charles Wager (by Thomas Gibson).jpg]
[Thomas Gibson / https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/royal-noble/portrait-of-admiral-sir-charles-wager-1666-1743 -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait of Admiral Sir Charles Wager (by Thomas Gibson).jpg]
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