Richard Goodwin Keats, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Goodwin Keats

British naval officer

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1757

Place of Birth: Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1834

Profession: privateer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats (16 January 1757 – 5 April 1834) was a British naval officer who fought throughout the American Revolution, French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic War.
He retired in 1812 due to ill health and was made Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland from 1813 to 1816.
In 1821 he was made Governor of Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, London.
Keats held the post until his death at Greenwich in 1834.
Keats is remembered as a capable and well respected officer.
His actions at the Battle of Algeciras Bay became legendary.



Alternative names	j. jackson; Jackson; Esq. R.A. J. Jackson; Mr Jackson
Description	English portrait painter
Date of birth/death	31 May 1778	1 June 1831
Location of birth/death	Lastingham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom	London, England, United Kingdom
Authority control	: Q5390252 VIAF: 56875554 ISNI: 0000 0000 6658 3932 ULAN: 500003894 LCCN: nr92013131 Oxford Dict.: 14532 WorldCat