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Eliab Harvey
Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey, GCB,KCB (5 December 1758 - 20 February 1830) was an eccentric and hot-tempered officer of the Royal Navy during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars who was as distinguished by his excellent fighting record as for his gambling and duelling. He also spent three spells as a Member of Parliament.
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