Joshua Loring
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Joshua Loring (3 August 1716 – September 1781[1]) was an 18th-century colonial American naval officer in British service. During the French and Indian War, he served as a commodore in the Great Lakes region and was active during much of the Ontario and Quebec campaigns.
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Born | (1716-08-03)3 August 1716 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
Died | September 1781(1781-09-00) (aged 65) Highgate, England, Great Britain |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | c. 1736-1760 |
Rank | Commodore |
Battles/wars | King George's War French and Indian War |
Relations | Joshua Loring, Jr., son Henry Lloyd Loring, son Sir John Wentworth Loring, grandson |
Other work | member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council under colonial Governor Thomas Gage |
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