Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet

Sir

Thomas Frankland

Portrait by Henry Walton
Born26 June 1718 (1718-06-26)
India
Died21 November 1784 (1784-11-22) (aged 66)
Bath, Somerset, England
AllegianceKingdom of Great Britain
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1731–1784
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Rose
HMS Dragon
Leeward Islands Station
Battles/warsWar of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War

Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet (26 June 1718 – 21 November 1784) was a British naval officer, MP and slave trader.[1] He was the second son of Henry Frankland and Mary Cross. Frankland was born in the East Indies (probably India), his father being a member of the East India Company and briefly Governor of Bengal.

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