of the blue. His work was limited to covering the operations of the troops, and preventing the colonial trade. In July 1776, he escorted Admiral Howe into New York Harbor. He was replaced by Lord Howe, and on 31 July, was created a peer of Ireland by the title of Baron Shuldham. Early in 1777 he returned to England, and from 1778 to 1783 was Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1777. He was promoted on 24 September 1787 to be admiral of the blue, and on 1 February 1793 to be admiral of the white. He died at Lisbon in the autumn of 1798. His body was transported back to England aboard , which was also carrying many of the antique vases collected by Sir William Hamilton. Colossus was wrecked in a gale on the Isles of Scilly, but while many of Sir William's vases were lost, Shuldham's body was recovered through 'heroic efforts'. He had married Margaret Irene, widow of John Harcourt of Ankerwycke Park but left no issue, and thus the title became extinct. References External links Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador |- |- 1710s births 1798 deaths Politicians from County Longford Governors of Newfoundland Colony Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Peers of Ireland created by George III Royal Navy admirals Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall British MPs 1774–1780 Fellows of the Royal Society