Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross
Royal Navy admiral
Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1717
Place of Birth: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 21-May-1770
Profession: naval officer
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross
- Vice-Admiral Alexander Colville, 7th Lord of Culross (also spelled Colvill) (28 February 1717 – 21 May 1770), served as the Commodore and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels in North America from 1757 to 1762.
- Colville wrote a well-preserved series of detailed, well-written letters to various other military leaders, his family, the King, and other influential people.
- These letters have provided more historical information about that time period than many other sources available.
- His writing was so prolific that many of his letters still surface in antique shops from London, to Halifax to New York City.
- He is a poorly remembered, but important, contributor to the UK control of the North American seas and the battles of the Seven Years' War of 1756–1763.
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