George Clinton (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable George Clinton
Born	c. 1686 Stourton Parva, Lincolnshire
Died	10 July 1761 (aged 74–75)
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1708–1761
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands	HMS Speedwell HMS Monck HMS Nottingham HMS Colchester HMS Sunderland HMS Namur HMS Berwick HMS Expedition HMS St Michael Newfoundland Station Mediterranean Fleet
Battles / wars	War of the Spanish Succession War of the Austrian Succession
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Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton (c. 1686 – 10 July 1761) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. Benefiting from the patronage of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, he served as a naval captain during the 1720s and 1730s.

Clinton went on to be Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland, Commodore and Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet and then Governor of the Province of New York where he had to deal with the threat of a French attack during King George's War. He could not cope with the liberal politicians of the New York assembly who were led by James De Lancey and resigned in 1753.

Clinton also served as Member of Parliament for Saltash, a rotten borough in Cornwall, from March 1757 until his death in July 1761.