Edward Boscawen

Admiral Edward Boscawen, PC (August 19, 1711 – January 10, 1761) is an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for the borough of Truro, Cornwall.

e is known principally for his various naval commands during the eighteenth century and the engagements that he won, including the Siege of Louisburg in 1758 and Battle of Lagos in 1759.

He is also remembered as the officer who signed the warrant authorizing the execution of Admiral John Byng in 1757, for failing to engage the enemy at the Battle of Minorca (1756).

In his political role, he servez as a Member of Parliament for Truro from 1742 until his death although due to almost constant naval employment he seems not to have been particularly active.

He also servez as one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the Board of Admiralty from 1751 and as a member of the Privy Council from 1758 until his death in 1761.

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