Bevil Granville

Sir
Bevil Granville
Granville arms
Governor of Barbados
In office
1703–1706
MonarchQueen Anne
Governor of Pendennis Castle
In office
March 1696 – 1703
Member of Parliament
for Fowey
In office
1695–1698
Member of Parliament
for Lostwithiel
In office
March 1690 – July 1695
Personal details
Born3 May 1665 (baptised)
London
Died15 September 1706(1706-09-15) (aged 41)
At sea, returning from Barbados
Cause of deathFever
NationalityEnglish
RelationsJohn Granville, 1st Earl of Bath (uncle);
Parent(s)Bernard Granville (1631–1701); Anne Morley;
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationSoldier, politician and colonial administrator
Military service
Allegiance England
Years of service1685 – 1703
RankBrigadier General
UnitGranville's Regiment of Foot
Battles/warsGlorious Revolution
Nine Years War
Steenkerque; Siege of Namur

Sir Bevil Granville MP JP (3 May 1665 – 15 September 1706) was an English soldier and politician from Cornwall, who was MP for Fowey and Lostwithiel from 1690 to 1698. He also served as Governor of Pendennis Castle from 1693 to 1703 and Governor of Barbados from 1703 to 1706, and died at sea on his return voyage to England in September 1706.


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