John Gell (Royal Navy officer)

John Gell
portrait by Joshua Reynolds
Born1740
Died1806
NationalityEnglish
OccupationBritish Navy
Known forAdmiral
Parent(s)John (Eyre) Gell and Isabella née Jessop

Admiral John Gell (1740–1806) was from the Gell and Eyre families of Hopton Hall in Derbyshire. He served with the Royal Navy, fighting in India and taking part in the occupation of Toulon.[1]

Gell was a commander in the Royal Navy for over thirty years starting in 1762 following two years as a lieutenant. He was promoted to the rank of admiral in 1799 after completing duties in Nova Scotia, Portugal, Genoa, the East Indies and Toulon.[2]

In 1793, Gell's squadron captured a Spanish ship which contained two million dollars and packages valued at over 200,000 pounds.[3]

  1. ^ Captain John Gell (1740-1806 Archived 20 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine, National Maritime Museum, Retrieved 4 October 2008
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