Sir Rupert George | |
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| Born | 16 January 1749 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin |
| Died | 25 January 1823 Willesden House, Middlesex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | c.1771–1801 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | HMS Avenger HMS Vulture HMS Amphitrite HMS Charlestown HMS Thisbe HMS Hussar North American Station |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Baronet Knight bachelor |
| Other work | Commissioner of the Transport Board |
Captain Sir Rupert George, 1st Baronet (16 January 1749, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin, Ireland – 25 January 1823, Willesden, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England) was a British naval officer in the American Revolution, became the Commodore for the Royal Navy's North America Station (1792-1794). He then returned to England and became the first Commissioner of the Transport Service, where he stayed for 22 years.[1]
He was the eldest son of Denis George and Sarah Young. In addition to their house at St. Stephen's Green, the family had a country estate at Clophook near Stradbally, County Laois. Denis George, Recorder of Dublin and later one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland), was his younger brother.