What is John Byron (Royal Navy officer)?
[[File:John Byron-Joshua Reynolds-1759.jpg|thumb|315x315px|Vice-Admiral The Hon. John Byron]] [[Vice-Admiral]] The Hon. '''John Byron''' (8 November 1723 – 10 April 1786) was a British [[Royal Navy]] officer and politician. 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 Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]. He rose to Vice Admiral of the White before his death in 1786. Byron was the son of [[William Byron, 4th Baron Byron]] and Frances Berkeley. He was the father of Captain [[John Byron (British Army officer)|John Byron]]. His grandsons include the poet [[Lord Byron|George Gordon Byron]] and [[George Byron, 7th Baron Byron|George Anson Byron]], admiral and explorer, who were the 6th and 7th Baron Byron, respectively. [[Category:1723 births]] [[Category:1786 deaths]] [[Category:Royal Navy officers]]