Facts: - resting place: church of st mary the virgin twickenham - caption: honourable john byron , by joshua reynolds , 1758 - battles: '' ' seven years ' war '' ' - death date: 10 april 1786 - allegiance: kingdom of great britain - commands: hms '' siren '' hms '' dolphin '' - birth date: 8 november 1723 - serviceyears: 1731-1786 - name: john byron - branch: kingdom of great britain - image: john_byron-joshua_reynolds-1759 . jpg - death place: london , england - rank: vice admiral Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john byron .
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vice admiral the hon. john byron , rn -lrb- 8 november 1723 -- 10 april 1786 -rrb- was a royal navy officer .he was known as foul-weather jack because of his frequent encounters with bad weather at sea .as a midshipman , he sailed in the squadron under george anson on his voyage around the world , though byron made it to southern chile , and returned to england with the captain of hms '' wager '' .he was governor of newfoundland following hugh palliser , who left in 1768 .he circumnavigated the world as a commodore with his own squadron in 1764-1766 .he fought in battles in the seven years ' war and the american revolution .he rose to vice admiral of the white before his death in 1786 .his grandsons include the poet george gordon byron and george anson byron , admiral and explorer , who were the 6th and 7th baron byron , respectively .