Early Career
Saunders joined the Royal Navy in 1727. He later commanded HMS Gloucester and then HMS Yarmouth. He was Member of Parliament for the Devon port (and major Royal Navy base) of Plymouth from 1750 to 1754 and then represented the Yorkshire borough of Hedon from 1754 until his death. In December 1755 he was made comptroller of the navy and in January 1756 and was sent to Gibraltar as Second in Command of the Mediterranean Fleet. In January 1757 he became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet. He held the post until May 1757.
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