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William Badiley ( - 1666)
Mariner, shipowner, and naval administrator:A younger brother of Trinity House by 1629, when he was trading with the Levant, he freighted ships for the Mediterranean and East Indies for the East India Company in the 1640s ... . In 1652 he commanded the Dolphin, fighting courageously with Blake in two actions against the Dutch. He was appointed master attendant at Portsmouth in December 1653, in charge of the dockyard, and held the same position at Woolwich and Deptford from 1654 until his death in 1666, serving with great efficiency (ODNB).Possibly elder brother of Richard Badiley (c. 1616–1657), naval officer, was formerly a mariner, shipowner, and merchant. According to Grew, Badiley was present at the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1631. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1025?docPos=11 Relevant locations: Visited Mt. Sinai
People linked to person: William Badiley was a member of Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond (1514-)