Augustus KEPPEL

(Augustus KEPPEL 1st Viscount)

Born April 2, 1725
Deceased October 3, 1786 - Elvedon Hall, Elvedon, Suffolk, England,aged 61 years old

Parents

William Anne VAN KEPPEL 1702-1754
Anne LENNOX 1703-1789

Siblings

George KEPPEL 1724-1772
Augustus KEPPEL 1725-1786
William KEPPEL 1727-1782
Frederick KEPPEL 1728-1777
Caroline KEPPEL ca 1734-
Elizabeth KEPPEL 1739-1768

Events

April 2, 1725 :	April 2, 1725 :Birth Sources: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition - Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes - Editor: Mosley, Charles - Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Crans, Switzerland, 1999 - volume 1, page 47
--- :	--- :Residence - Elvedon Hall, Elvedon, Suffolk, England Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
--- :	--- :Education - Westminster School, Westminster, London, England Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 188
--- :	--- :Note Sir N. Wraxall considered his abilities "altogether unfit for such a theatre as Parliament" Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
--- :	--- :Note On his death, his title became extinct Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
1735 :	1735 :Mil-Rank Midshipman\|\|Royal Navy Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 188
1741 :	1741 :Mil-Fought capture of Paita\|\|serving under Anson Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 188
between 1755 and 1761 :	between 1755 and 1761 :Office Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Chichester Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
November 20, 1759 :	November 20, 1759 :Mil-Fought defeat of Admiral Conflans\|\|where he distinguished himself under Hawke Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
1759 :	1759 :Mil-Fought capture of the island of Goree\|\|from the French Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 188
between 1761 and 1765 :	between 1761 and 1765 :Office Groom of the Bedchamber Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
between 1761 and 1780 :	between 1761 and 1780 :Office Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Windsor Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
August, 1762 :	August, 1762 :Mil-Fought capture of Havana Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
1762 :	1762 :Mil-Rank Rear-Admiral Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 188
between 1765 and 1766 :	between 1765 and 1766 :Office a Lord of the Admiralty Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
1770 :	1770 :Mil-Rank Vice-Admiral Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 188
1778 :	1778 :Mil-Rank Admiral of the Blue Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 188
between 1780 and 1782 :	between 1780 and 1782 :Office Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Surrey Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
between March, 1782 and January, 1783 :	between March, 1782 and January, 1783 :Office First Lord of the Admiralty Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
March 27, 1782 :	March 27, 1782 :Invest Privy Counsellor (P.C.) Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
1782 :	1782 :Mil-Rank Admiral of the White Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 188
between April, 1783 and December, 1783 :	between April, 1783 and December, 1783 :Office First Lord of the Admiralty\|\|when he took the unfortunate step of replacing Rodney with Admiral Pigot, before news of Rodney's brilliant victories reached England Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
October, 1786 :	October, 1786 :Probate Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189
--- :	--- :1st Viscount 1st Viscount [Great Britain] Sources: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition - Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes - Editor: Mosley, Charles - Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Crans, Switzerland, 1999 - volume 1, page 47
--- :	--- :Augustus /Keppel of Elveden/ co. Suffolk Augustus /Keppel of Elveden/ co. Suffolk [Great Britain] Sources: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition - Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes - Editor: Mosley, Charles - Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Crans, Switzerland, 1999 - volume 1, page 47
--- :	--- :Augustus /van Keppel/ Augustus /van Keppel/ Sources: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition - Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes - Editor: Mosley, Charles - Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Crans, Switzerland, 1999 - volume 1, page 47
October 3, 1786 :	October 3, 1786 :Death - Elvedon Hall, Elvedon, Suffolk, England unmarried Sources: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000 - volume VII, page 189

Notes

Individual Note

Source: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition - Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes - Editor: Mosley, Charles - Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Crans, Switzerland, 1999volume 1, page 47
he allowed a French fleet to escape from him at Ushant, for which he was court-martialled but acquitted
Source: The Complete Peerage - The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. - Editor: G.E. Cokayne, with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden - Alan Sutton Publishing, 1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K., 2000volume VII, page 189