Peter Warren (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Peter Warren KB
Member of Parliament for Westminster
In office 1747–1752
Preceded by	Charles Edwin Viscount Perceval
Succeeded by	Edward Cornwallis Viscount Trentham
Personal details
Born	c. 1703 Warrenstown, Ireland
Died	29 July 1751(1751-07-29) (aged 47–48) Dublin, Ireland
Spouse(s)	Susannah Delancey (m. 1731)
Children	6, including Anne
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1716–1752
Rank	Vice-Admiral of the Red
Commands	HMS Falkland HMS Grafton HMS Solebay HMS Leopard HMS Squirrel HMS Devonshire
Battles/wars	War of Jenkins' Ear Siege of St. Augustine Battle of Cartagena de Indias War of the Austrian Succession Siege of Louisbourg First Battle of Cape Finisterre
Awards	Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath

Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Warren, KB (10 March 1703 – 29 July 1752) was an Anglo-Irish naval officer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons representing the constituency of Westminster from 1747 to 1752. Warren is best known for his career in the Royal Navy, which he served in for thirty-six years and participated in numerous naval engagements, including most notably the capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg in 1745.

Born in Ireland c. 1703 to an Irish Catholic family, Warren's parents raised him as a Protestant in order to allow him to pursue a career at sea. In 1716, Warren enlisted in the Royal Navy, largely spending the next decade serving off the West African coast or in the Caribbean, participating in anti-piracy operations and confrontations with Spanish coast guard vessels. Eleven years later in 1727, Warren was promoted to the rank of post-captain.

From 1728 to 1745, Warren served almost continuously in the Americas. He commanded the Solebay off New York, where he married Susannah Delancey in 1731; they had six children together. During the War of Jenkins' Ear, he participated in failed attacks on St. Augustine and Cartagena. In 1745, Warren joined an expeditionary force to attack the fortress of Louisbourg, leading a blockade which led to the garrison capitulating on 28 June.

Warren participated in the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in May 1747, being made a Knight Companion, before returning to England to pursue a political career. He was elected to Parliament in the 1747 general election, attending several parliamentary committees in addition to opposing a clause in the 1749 Consolidation Act. Warren died in Dublin on 29 July 1752. The towns of Warren, Rhode Island and Warren, New Hampshire were named for him.