Granville Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort
| Granville Leveson Proby 3rd Earl of Carysfort |
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| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for County Wicklow |
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In office 1816–1829 |
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| Born | 12 November 1782 |
| Died | 3 November 1868 (aged 85) Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Isabella Howard (m. 1818–36) |
| Children | 4 sons and 4 daughters |
| Alma mater | Rugby School |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1798–1816 |
| Rank | Admiral |
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Granville Leveson Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort (12 November 1782 – 3 November 1868), known as The Honourable Granville Proby until 1855, was a British naval commander and Whig politician.
Carysfort was the third and youngest son of John Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort, and his first wife Elizabeth (née Osbourne), and was educated at Rugby School between 1792 and 1798.
Proby entered the Navy on 21 March 1798 as a midshipman aboard the 74-gun ship Vanguard under the command of Captain Edward Berry, and serving as the flagship of Sir Horatio Nelson. Proby saw action at the Battle of the Nile on 1 August 1799, then transferred to the ship Foudroyant with Captain Berry, and while blockading Malta, took part in the capture, on 18 February 1800, of the ship Généreux and the armed store-ship Ville de Marseilles. He also took part in the action of 31 March 1800 in which Foudroyant, in company with the 64-gun ship Lion and frigate Penelope, captured the French ship Guillaume Tell, the flagship of Rear-Admiral Denis Decrès, during which Foudroyant sustained a loss of 8 men killed and 64, including Proby, wounded.
In 1801 he was present in Foudroyant under Admiral Lord Keith during the Egyptian campaign. He then served aboard the frigate Santa Teresa, under Captain Robert Campbell; the frigate Resistance, Captain Hon. Philip Wodehouse; and HMS Victory, flagship of Lord Nelson. There, on 24 October 1804, he was promoted to lieutenant, and transferred to the frigate Narcissus, Captain Ross Donnelly. In May 1805 he transferred to the 98-gun ship Neptune, Captain Thomas Fremantle, and was present on 21 October in the Battle of Trafalgar.
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