Francis Holburne

Francis Holburne
Admiral Holburne with his son, Francis Holburne (1752-1820) in a 1756 portrait by Joshua Reynolds
Born1704
Died15 July 1771
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1720–1771
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Swift
HMS Dolphin
HMS Argyll
HMS Pembroke
HMS Kent
HMS Tavistock
HMS Ramillies
Portsmouth Command
Greenwich Hospital
Battles / warsWar of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
Arms of Holburne: Quarterly 1&4: gules, a fess couped between three crescents or; 2&3: Or, an orle gules,[1] as seen on his monument in St Mary Magdalen's Church, Richmond

Admiral Francis Holburne (1704 – 15 July 1771) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He served as commodore and commander-in-chief at the Leeward Islands during the War of the Austrian Succession and then took part in an operation to capture Louisbourg as part of the Louisbourg Expedition during the Seven Years' War. He went on to be Port Admiral at Portsmouth and then Senior Naval Lord. In retirement he became Governor of Greenwich Hospital. He also served as a Member of Parliament.

  1. ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1848. p. 520.