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{{Short description|Royal Navy officer, diplomat & politician (1667-1723)}}
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[[File:Admiral George Delaval (1668–1723), MP by Godfrey Kneller.jpg|thumb|right|''Admiral George Delaval'' by [[Godfrey Kneller|Sir Godfrey Kneller]]. Collection of [[Seaton Delaval Hall]].]]
[[File:Admiral George Delaval (1668–1723), MP by Godfrey Kneller.jpg|thumb|right|''Admiral George Delaval'' by [[Godfrey Kneller|Sir Godfrey Kneller]]. Collection of [[Seaton Delaval Hall]].]]
'''George Delaval''' (''c.'' 1667 – 22 June 1723) was an English naval admiral and diplomat.
[[Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''George Delaval''' (''c.'' 1667 – 22 June 1723), of [[Seaton Delaval]], Northumberland, was a Royal Navy officer, diplomat and Whig politician who sat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] from 1715 to 1723.


==Family==
==Family==
He was of a junior branch of the [[Delaval| Delaval family]], the son of George Delaval of [[Dissington Hall|North Dissington]], [[Northumberland]]. His father left him a legacy of only £100 but he went on to make a large fortune from his naval and diplomatic career.
Delaval was of a junior branch of the [[Delaval| Delaval family]], the son of George Delaval of [[Dissington Hall|North Dissington]], [[Northumberland]]. His father left him a legacy of only £100, but he went on to make a large fortune from his naval and diplomatic career.<ref name=ntc>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1276696|title=Admiral George Delaval, MP (bap.1668 – 1723)|publisher=National Trust Collections|access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>


==Naval career==
==Naval career==
He joined the [[Royal Navy]] and by 1693 had achieved the rank of 3rd lieutenant aboard [[HMS Lenox (1678)|HMS ''Lenox'']]. In 1698 he travelled to North Africa to negotiate the release of British prisoners and on his return as Captain Delaval in May 1700 he took command of the newly commissioned 4th rate man of war HMS ''Tilbury''.
Delaval joined the [[Royal Navy]] and by 1693 had achieved the rank of 3rd lieutenant aboard [[HMS Lenox (1678)|HMS ''Lenox'']]. In 1698 he travelled to North Africa to negotiate the release of British prisoners and concluded a treaty with [[Morocco]] in 1700.<ref name=HOP/> On his return as Captain Delaval in May 1700, he took command of the newly commissioned 4th rate man of war HMS ''Tilbury''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/18t.HTM |title=Ships of the Royal Navy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009180102/http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/18t.HTM |archive-date=9 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


He commanded HMS ''Tilbury'' in the vanguard at the [[Battle of Malaga]] in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] on 24 August 1704. He was promoted to [[Rear Admiral]] in 1718 and to [[Vice Admiral]] in 1722.
He commanded [[HMS Tilbury (1699)|HMS ''Tilbury'']] in the vanguard at the [[Battle of Málaga (1704)|Battle of Málaga]] in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] on 24 August 1704. He was promoted to [[rear admiral]] in 1718 and to [[vice admiral]] in 1722.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=330|title=George Delaval|publisher=Three Decks|access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>


==Diplomatic and political career==
==Diplomatic and political career==
His diplomatic career took him in 1705 to [[Spain]] with [[Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough|Lord Peterborough]], in 1707 as Envoy to [[Lisbon]] and [[Morocco]], and in 1710 to Portugal as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Portugal.
Delaval's diplomatic career took him to [[Spain]] in 1705, with [[Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough|Lord Peterborough]]. In 1707 he was envoy to [[Lisbon]] and, in 1708, concluded an agreement with [[Ismail Ibn Sharif]], the Sultan of Morocco, not to molest each other's ships. He went to Portugal for three years in 1710 as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Portugal.<ref name=ntc/>

He served as the member for [[West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)|West Looe]], [[Cornwall]] in the first and second parliaments of [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] from 1715 to 1723, and was appointed [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of [[Northumberland]] in 1716.
Delaval was returned unopposed as Whig [[Member of Parliament]] for [[West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)|West Looe]], [[Cornwall]] at the [[1715 British general election|1715 general election]]. In 1716, he was appointed [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of [[Northumberland]]. He was returned unopposed for West Looe again at the [[1722 British general election|1722 general election]]. In Parliament, he voted with the Government in all recorded divisions.<ref name = HOP>{{cite web| url = https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/delaval-george-1667-1723| title=DELAVAL, George (c.1667-1723), of Seaton Delaval, Northumb. | publisher= History of Parliament Online| accessdate = 12 September 2018}}</ref>


==Estates==
==Estates==
[[File:Seaton Delaval Hall 02 (crop).jpg|thumb|300px|[[Seaton Delaval Hall]] near [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]]]
In 1716 he purchased for £5000 the forfeited estate of the [[Shafto family]] at [[Bavington Hall]], Northumberland, and in 1718 he bought the ancient seat of the Delaval family at [[Seaton Delaval]] from his impoverished cousin, [[Sir John Delaval, 3rd Baronet]]. He retained the services of the architect [[Sir John Vanbrugh]] and began an ambitious rebuilding of [[Seaton Delaval Hall]]. He did not live to see the new house completed; in 1723, at the age of 55, he died as a result of falling off his horse. The site of the accident was marked by the erection of an [[obelisk]], the base of which survives to the west of the hall, next to the turning to [[New Hartley]].
In 1716 Delaval purchased for £5000 the forfeited estate of the [[Shafto family]] at [[Bavington Hall]], Northumberland, and in 1718 he bought the ancient seat of the Delaval family at [[Seaton Delaval]] from his impoverished cousin, [[Sir John Delaval, 3rd Baronet]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXPqAAAAMAAJ |title=The country houses of Sir John Vanbrugh|first= Jeremy|last= Musson|year=2008|publisher=Aurum |page=129|isbn=978-1845130978}}</ref> He retained the services of the architect [[Sir John Vanbrugh]] and began an ambitious rebuilding of [[Seaton Delaval Hall]].<ref>{{NHLE|desc=The Hall|num=1041321|access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>


He did not live to see the new house completed; in 1723, at the age of 55, he died as a result of falling off his horse. The site of the accident was marked by the erection of an [[obelisk]], the base of which survives to the west of the hall, next to the turning to [[New Hartley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/IOE01/05755/04 |title=Obelisk Base In The Avenue On East Of Road To New Hartley|publisher=Historic England| access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>
He left no issue. He restored Bavington Hall to the Shaftos by bequeathing it to George Shafto, who had married his sister. He left Seaton Delaval Hall to his nephew Francis Blake Delaval.

Delaval left no issue. He restored Bavington Hall to the Shaftos by bequeathing it to George Shafto, who had married his sister. He left [[Seaton Delaval Hall]] to his nephew [[Francis Blake Delaval (Royal Navy officer)|Francis Blake Delaval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/delaval-francis-1692-1752|title=DELAVAL, Francis (1692-1752), of Ford Castle, Seaton Delaval and Dissington, Northumb., and Doddington, Lincs.|publisher=History of Parliament Online|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Delaval Family Papers and Delaval Hastings Manuscripts. Northumberland Record Office
* Delaval Family Papers and Delaval Hastings Manuscripts. Northumberland Record Office
* [http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/18t.HTM Ships of the Royal Navy]
* {{Rayment-hc|date=March 2012}}


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Revision as of 17:37, 22 February 2024

Admiral George Delaval by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Collection of Seaton Delaval Hall.

Vice-Admiral George Delaval (c. 1667 – 22 June 1723), of Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, was a Royal Navy officer, diplomat and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1723.

Family

Delaval was of a junior branch of the Delaval family, the son of George Delaval of North Dissington, Northumberland. His father left him a legacy of only £100, but he went on to make a large fortune from his naval and diplomatic career.[1]

Delaval joined the Royal Navy and by 1693 had achieved the rank of 3rd lieutenant aboard HMS Lenox. In 1698 he travelled to North Africa to negotiate the release of British prisoners and concluded a treaty with Morocco in 1700.[2] On his return as Captain Delaval in May 1700, he took command of the newly commissioned 4th rate man of war HMS Tilbury.[3]

He commanded HMS Tilbury in the vanguard at the Battle of Málaga in the War of the Spanish Succession on 24 August 1704. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1718 and to vice admiral in 1722.[4]

Diplomatic and political career

Delaval's diplomatic career took him to Spain in 1705, with Lord Peterborough. In 1707 he was envoy to Lisbon and, in 1708, concluded an agreement with Ismail Ibn Sharif, the Sultan of Morocco, not to molest each other's ships. He went to Portugal for three years in 1710 as Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Portugal.[1]

Delaval was returned unopposed as Whig Member of Parliament for West Looe, Cornwall at the 1715 general election. In 1716, he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland. He was returned unopposed for West Looe again at the 1722 general election. In Parliament, he voted with the Government in all recorded divisions.[2]

Estates

Seaton Delaval Hall near Newcastle upon Tyne

In 1716 Delaval purchased for £5000 the forfeited estate of the Shafto family at Bavington Hall, Northumberland, and in 1718 he bought the ancient seat of the Delaval family at Seaton Delaval from his impoverished cousin, Sir John Delaval, 3rd Baronet.[5] He retained the services of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh and began an ambitious rebuilding of Seaton Delaval Hall.[6]

He did not live to see the new house completed; in 1723, at the age of 55, he died as a result of falling off his horse. The site of the accident was marked by the erection of an obelisk, the base of which survives to the west of the hall, next to the turning to New Hartley.[7]

Delaval left no issue. He restored Bavington Hall to the Shaftos by bequeathing it to George Shafto, who had married his sister. He left Seaton Delaval Hall to his nephew Francis Blake Delaval.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Admiral George Delaval, MP (bap.1668 – 1723)". National Trust Collections. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "DELAVAL, George (c.1667-1723), of Seaton Delaval, Northumb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Ships of the Royal Navy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2006.
  4. ^ "George Delaval". Three Decks. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ Musson, Jeremy (2008). The country houses of Sir John Vanbrugh. Aurum. p. 129. ISBN 978-1845130978.
  6. ^ Historic England. "The Hall (1041321)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Obelisk Base In The Avenue On East Of Road To New Hartley". Historic England. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  8. ^ "DELAVAL, Francis (1692-1752), of Ford Castle, Seaton Delaval and Dissington, Northumb., and Doddington, Lincs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

Further reading

  • Delaval Family Papers and Delaval Hastings Manuscripts. Northumberland Record Office
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Envoy to Portugal
1710–1714 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for West Looe
1715–1723
With: Thomas Maynard 1715-1722
Sir John Trelawny1722-1723 		Succeeded by
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