caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance nationality birth_date rank residence image article_title name
captain john macbride -lrb- gilbert stuart , 1788 -rrb- 1754 & ndash ; 1800 royal navy grace renown 1747 6 jason 1763 6 seaford 1754 6 arethusa 1763 1759 6 southampton 1757 6 orpheus 1773 6 bienfaisant 1758 2 6 artois 1780 6 druid 1783 6 cumberland 1774 6 grampus 1746 6 cruizer 1752 6 17 february 1800 spring garden coffee house , london scotland united kingdom of great britain and ireland british c. 1735 admiral of the blue united kingdom captain -rrb- . jpg john macbride , by gilbert stuart -lrb- 1755-1828 john macbride -lrb- royal navy officer -rrb-
 john macbride
john macbride -lrb- royal navy officer -rrb-

john macbride -lrb- c. 1735 -- 17 february 1800 -rrb- was an officer of the royal navy and a politician who saw service during the seven years ' war , the american war of independence and the french revolutionary wars , eventually rising to the rank of admiral of the blue .
macbride entered the navy after serving on merchant vessels and distinguished himself in a number of actions during the seven years ' war , including cutting out a privateer , which secured him the rank of post-captain by the end of the conflict .
he was instrumental in establishing and securing a british settlement on the falkland islands in the years of peace which followed , and also performed service to the royal family by transporting the king 's sister , caroline matilda .
still in active service by the outbreak of war with the american colonies , macbride took command of a ship of the line and saw action in engagements under keppel and rodney .
he was also active against privateers , capturing the `` comte d'artois '' in a heated battle off the irish coast .
further service followed with parker 's fleet against the dutch and with barrington in the channel .
macbride ended the war serving ashore in ireland , and in 1784 embarked on a political career , becoming mp for plymouth .
promoted to flag rank with the outbreak of war with revolutionary france , he commanded squadrons off the enemy coasts , and transported troops to support land operations on the continent .
his last active service was in 1795 , though he was promoted to admiral of the blue shortly before his death in 1800 .
