Thomas Davers
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Vice-Admiral Thomas Davers (1689 – 16 September 1746) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
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Thomas Davers | |
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Thomas Davers by Enoch Seeman | |
| Born | 1689 |
| Died | 16 September 1746 (aged 56–57) |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands | HMS Seaford HMS Solebay HMS Adventure HMS Dolphin HMS Grafton HMS Deptford HMS Stirling Castle HMS Duke Jamaica Station |
Naval career
Born the third son of Sir Robert Davers, 2nd Baronet, Davers was promoted to post captain in January 1713 on appointment to the command of the sixth-rate HMS Seaford.[1] He transferred to the command of the sixth-rate HMS Solebay in August 1718, of the fifth-rate HMS Adventure in 1719 and of the fifth-rate HMS Dolphin in 1728.[1] He went on to take the command of the third-rate HMS Grafton in March 1734, of the fourth-rate HMS Deptford in October 1734 and of the third-rate HMS Grafton again in October 1739.[1] After that he took the command of the third-rate HMS Stirling Castle in May 1742 and of the second-rate HMS Duke in July 1743.[1]
Davers served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station, with his flag in the third-rate HMS Cornwall, from 1744[2] until he died of yellow fever in Jamaica on 16 September 1746.[3] He married Catherine Smithson with whom he lived at Horringer Hall at Horringer in Suffolk.[4]