William Hall Gage, 2nd Viscount Gage (1 January 1718 – 11 October 1791) was born to Thomas Gage

Thomas Gage, 1st Viscount Gage

Thomas Gage, 1st Viscount Gage Bt was the son of Joseph Gage of Sherborne Castle and Elizabeth Penruddock.He married Benedicta Maria Theresa Hall in 1717. Gage's first son was born in 1718...

 and Benedicta Maria Theresa Hall. He was equerry

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 to the Prince of Wales

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 and also served five terms as Member of Parliament

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 representing the Seaford

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 borough of Sussex

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.

In 1780, Lord Gage was created Baron Gage in the Peerage of Great Britain

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 with remainder to heirs male. Since he had no heirs male, he was again ennobled as Baron Gage of Highmeadow in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1790, but this time with special remainder to the heirs male of his brothers. Gage died 11 October 1791.

Family

As eldest son, he succeeded his father to the title Viscount Gage

Viscount Gage

Viscount Gage, of Castle Island in the County of Kerry of the Kingdom of Ireland, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1720 for Thomas Gage, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Gage, of Castlebar in the County of Mayo, also in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1744 he also...

 on 21 December 1754. He served as Paymaster of Pensions

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 from 1755 through 1763 and later from 1765 until 1782 when Parliament

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 dissolved the office. On 3 February 1757 he married Elizabeth Gideon, the daughter of Sir Sampson Gideon

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. His wife died 1 July 1783.

William Gage's younger brother, Thomas Gage

Thomas Gage

Thomas Gage was a British general, best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as military commander in the early days of the American War of Independence....

, was Commander-in-Chief

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 of British forces

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 at the beginning of the American Revolution

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. Gage's nephew and namesake, Sir William Hall Gage

William Hall Gage

Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Hall Gage GCB GCH was Second Sea Lord in the British Navy.-Naval career:Born the third son of General Thomas Gage, Gage joined the Royal Navy in 1789. In 1797 he was given command of the frigate HMS Terpsichore and sailed in the Mediterranean to conduct the Siege...

 served as Admiral of the Fleet

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in 1862.