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1800–1866. Rank. Admiral of the Red. Admiral Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet, CB (26 May 1788 – 8 February 1877) was a British Royal Navy officer, court official, and usher of the Black Rod .
2 mag 2024 · Portrait of Augustus Clifford. Sir Augustus Clifford (1788–1877) was a Naval Captain appointed Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod from 1832 to 1877. Clifford's long tenure was a time of transition for Black Rod's Office, with a forced reduction in staff and the abolition of the additional fees system that supplemented their salary.
Sir Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet. Parents. William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. Charlotte Boyle, 6th Baroness Clifford. Coat of arms of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG. William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811), was a British nobleman, aristocrat, and politician.
15 giu 2022 · About Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet. Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet, MP (1788–1877), British Royal Navy officer and court official, usher of the Black Rod.
Admiral Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet Kt CB MP (26 May 1788 – 8 February 1877) was a British Royal Navy officer, court official, and usher of the Black Rod. Clifford was born in France in 1788, the illegitimate son of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (and 7th Baron...
CLIFFORD, Kt. Bart., C.B. ( Captain, 1812. f-p., 21; h-p., 26. Sir Augustus William James Clifford entered the Navy, in May, 1800, as Midshipman (under the auspices of Earl Spencer, then First Lord of the Admiralty), on board the Ville de Paris 110, successive flag-ship in the Channel of Earl St. Vincent and Hon. Wm. Cornwallis.
Biography. Clifford was born abroad, the eldest natural son of the 5th Duke of Devonshire. He took the name of one of his baronies and benefited throughout his career from the generosity of his half-brother, the 6th Duke.
