Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

The Viscount Hood
Portrait of Hood by James Northcote
Born	(1724-12-12)12 December 1724 Butleigh, Somerset, England
Died	27 January 1816(1816-01-27) (aged 91) London, England
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1741–1794
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Jamaica HMS Lively HMS Grafton HMS Antelope HMS Vestal Greenwich Hospital
Battles / wars	Seven Years' War Raid on Le Havre American Revolutionary War Battle of the Chesapeake Battle of the Saintes Battle of the Mona Passage French Revolutionary Wars Siege of Toulon Invasion of Corsica
Spouse(s)	Susannah Linzee
Relations	Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (brother) Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet (first cousin once-removed)

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (12 December 1724 – 27 January 1816)^[1] was an English admiral in the Royal Navy. As a junior officer he saw action during the War of the Austrian Succession. While in temporary command of Antelope, he drove a French ship ashore in Audierne Bay, and captured two privateers in 1757 during the Seven Years' War. He held senior command as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station and then as Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station, leading the British fleet to victory at Battle of the Mona Passage in April 1782 during the American Revolutionary War. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, then First Naval Lord and, after briefly returning to the Portsmouth command, became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars. His younger brother was Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1726–1814), and his first cousin once-removed was Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet (1762–1814).