Byng, John, (1704-1757), Admiral

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Surname:	Byng
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1704-1757
History:	Naval officer: Lieutenant 1722; Captain [Gibraltar] 1727; accompanied fishing fleet to Newfoundland 1742; Rear Admiral 1745; Admiral of the Red 1756. Court martialled and executed 1757 for failure to relieve Port Mahon.
Biography:	ODNB link for Byng, John (1704-1757) Admiral
References:	Oxford DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P276064 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P153170 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for John Byng

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	10 May 1748: Bedford to Byng informing him that cessation of hostilities by land is to be effected...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/25/20
2	11 October 1747: Saxe to Cumberland, protesting at the delay in the return of the French prisoners....	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/23/182
3	23 June 1748: Cumberland to Sandwich: he agrees with Sandwich that a mistake has been made, and on...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/25/24
4	10 May 1748: To Cumberland from Newcastle: his concern that Cumberland has not received his last. He...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/24/123
5	21 May 1748: Cumberland to Newcastle, enclosing a dispatch from Sandwich, expressing satisfaction at...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/24/130
6	1660-1755: corresp, Admiralty and family papers	Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development		NRA 29879 Byng
7	1757: papers re expedition against the French Toulon Fleet	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 31959
8	letters to	Bute Archive at Mount Stuart	NRAS631	NRA 15459 Crichton-Stuart
9	1756: misc corresp	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive	AGC/29	NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus
10	1747-48: corresp with Vice-Admiral Medley and James Howe	East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and Local Studies Service	DDGR	NRA 13468 Grimston See HMC [61] Du Cane (Grimston) MSS
11	1717-18: letters to Lord Polwarth	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD157	See HMC Polwarth MSS I