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Congreve, Sir William, second baronet (1772-1828), rocket designer, was born on 20 May 1772, perhaps at Homerton, Hackney, Middlesex (where he was baptized), the eldest son of Captain-Lieutenant (later Lieutenant-General Sir) William Congreve, first baronet (1743-1814), Royal Artillery, and his first wife, Rebecca, daughter of Fleet Elmstone RN. The younger ...
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