William Hall Gage
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Sir William Hall Gage (October 2, 1777 – January 4, 1864) was Second Sea Lord and Admiral of the Fleet in the British Navy. He was the third son of General Thomas Gage, leader of British forces at the start of the American Revolution.
By 1846 Gage was serving as Vice-Admiral. In 1862, he was named Admiral of the Fleet.
He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) and a Knight Grand Cross of Royal Guelphic Order (GCH). He died at the age of 87 at Bury St Edmunds, in early 1864.
Gage Cape, a rocky promontory at the eastern edge of Ross Island near Antarctica, was named after him by Sir James Clark Ross. A marble memorial to him was erected at St Peter's Church, Thurston, Suffolk.
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| Preceded by Sir George Cockburn, Bt |
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1853–1854 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Dundonald |
| Preceded by Sir T. Byam Martin |
Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1854–1862 |
Succeeded by Sir Graham Eden Hamond, Bt |
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