Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet (2 September 1753 – 27 February 1822) was a Royal Navy officer, diplomat and politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1774 and 1807.
[1] The plan was frustrated in no small part due to the squadron under his command during the action of 12 October 1798 off Donegal.
In 1814, Warren led the British forces which occupied Havre de Grace, Maryland and burnt much of the town, including the home of Commodore John Rodgers.
His daughter and heiress, Frances Maria Warren (1784–1837), married George Venables-Vernon, 4th Baron Vernon.
A popular figure in the area of his birth, there are a number of pubs named after him in Nottingham and nearby towns.