William Hall Gage
(1777-1864)
BIRTH
October 2, 1777
PLACE
DEATH
January 4, 1864
PLACE
FAMILY
FATHER
Thomas Gage
(1719-1787)
SISTER
Maria Theresa Gage
(1762-1832)
SISTER
Louisa Elizabeth Gage
(1766-1832)
SISTER
Charlotte Margaret Gage
(1773-1812)
CHILDREN
Margaret Kemble Gage
(1734-1824)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
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AWARDS
Sir William Hall Gage (1777–1864) was a naval officer and youngest son of General Thomas Gage. Entering the navy in 1789, he fought in Mediterranean actions, including Cape St Vincent, and commanded Terpsichore during the blockade of Malta. He later led the East Indies and Lisbon stations, served on the Admiralty board and commanded at Plymouth. Promoted to admiral of the fleet in 1862, he spent his final years at Thurston, supporting church restoration and charities.
EARLY LIFE
William Hall Gage was born on October 2, 1777, the youngest son of General Thomas Gage and Margaret Kemble Gage. He entered the Royal Navy in 1789, beginning his naval training as a boy aboard HMS Bellona. No reliable account of earlier schooling was found in the reviewed material.
Gage pursued a Royal Navy career, becoming a lieutenant in 1796 and commanding ships including Terpsichore, Uranie, Thetis, and Indus during the wars with France. He reached rear-admiral’s rank in 1821. The reviewed naval biography documents these commands and promotions; they belong to William Hall Gage rather than his brother John Gage.
CAREER
DEATH
William Hall Gage died on Jan 4, 1864. Sir William Hall Gage was a naval officer and youngest son of General Thomas Gage. Entering the navy in 1789, he fought in Mediterranean actions, including Cape St Vincent, and commanded Terpsichore during the blockade of Malta. He later led the East Indies and Lisbon stations, served on the Admiralty board and commanded at Plymouth. Promoted to admiral of the fleet in 1862, he spent his final years at Thurston, supporting church restoration and charities. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.
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