Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Hawkins-Whitshed, 1st Baronet, was a Royal Navy officer. He saw action in command of a sloop at the Battle of Martinique during the American Revolutionary War. He went on to serve under Sir John Jervis in the Mediterranean and took part in the battle of Cape St. Vincent during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Occupation: naval officer
Born: 1762, 1761
Died: October 28, 1849, October 29, 1849

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Occupation: naval officer
Born: 1762, 1761
Died: October 28, 1849, October 29, 1849