Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: admiral dance , 1780 richard edwards , rn , painted by nathaniel - death date: 3 february 1795 - allegiance: kingdom of great britain - commands: nore command - birth date: c. 1715 - name: richard edwards - branch: kingdom of great britain - nationality: british - image: richard edwards royal navy admiral by nathaniel dance 1780.jpg - death place: fordwich , kent - rank: admiral Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of richard edwards -lrb- c. 1715 -- 1795 -rrb- .
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admiral richard edwards -lrb- c. 1715 -- 3 february 1795 -rrb- naval officer and colonial governor of newfoundland .