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Admiral George Ourry Lempriere (1787 – 16 January 1864) was an officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars that rose to the rank of Admiral.

Life

George O. Lempriere was born in 1787 to Colonel Thomas Lempriere, Seigneur of Chesnel, and Elizabeth Beuzeville, of Jersey. His father was wounded at the Battle of Jersey.

Career

Lempriere joined the navy in 1797, where he served under Lord Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. In 1807, he received his commission as a lieutenant. In 1810 Lempriere served under Sir Alexander Cochrane in the Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810), part of the Napoleonic Wars. In 1811, Lempriere was moved to HMS Africa under the command of Sir Herbert Sawyer; the Africa joined part of Broke's squadron during the War of 1812 where they would capture multiple ships. He was promoted Commander in 1813 and from 1813 to 1815, Lempriere was in command of HMS Trent (1796) which served as a Hospital Ship.

Admiral Sir Herbert Sawyer, who was the Commander-in-Chief, Cork appointed George Lempriere as his Flag-Captain. Lempriere was placed on the retired list but was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1854, Vice-Admiral in 1858, and finally Admiral on 3 December 1863, shortly before his death.

Family

Lempriere married Frances Dumaresq, daughter of William Dumaresq Esq, and Charlotte Dumaresq, a granddaughter of Admiral Thomas Dumaresq. They had four children:

• Captain Audley Lempriere (1834–1855), killed in the Crimean War outside Sebastopol during an attack on the Russian rifle pit.
• Captain Algernon Thomas Lempriere (1835–1874)
• Ellen Lempriere (1838–1908)
• Harriet Lempriere (1843–1901)

References

1. Burke, Bernard (1871). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison.
2. "Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843 - National Maritime Museum". collections.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
3. "George Ourry Lempriere". threedecks.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
4. "Collections - National Maritime Museum". collections.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
5. "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Trent' (1796)". threedecks.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
6. Payne, J. Bertrand (1862). A Monograph of the House of Lempriere. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
7. O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Lempriere, George Ourry" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 13.2. London: John Murray. p. 649.
8. Burke, Bernard (1871). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison.

• 1787 births
• 1864 deaths
• Royal Navy admirals
• Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
• Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars
• Jersey people
• Royal Navy personnel of the War of 1812