The Lord Gardner | |
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Born | 12 February 1742 Uttoxeter, England |
Died | 1 January 1809 | (aged 66)
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain and Ireland |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1755–1800 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | Jamaica Station Leeward Islands Station Cork Station Portsmouth Command |
Relations | Alan Gardner (eldest son), Robert Barrie (nephew), William Linnæus Gardner (nephew) |
Other work | MP for Plymouth and, later, Westminster. |
Admiral Alan Gardner, 1st Baron Gardner (12 February 1742 – 1 January 1809), was a British Royal Navy officer and peer of the realm. He was regarded by some as one of the Georgian era's most dashing frigate captains and, ultimately, a respected senior admiral.