Governor of Landguard Fort
The Governor of Landguard Fort was a British military officer who commanded the fortifications at Landguard Fort, protecting the port of Harwich. Landguard successfully held off a Dutch raid in 1667 and continued to be used for military purposes through the 1950s. The office of Governor was abolished in 1833, and of Lieutenant-Governor in 1854.
Governors of Landguard Fort
[edit]- 1628–1648: Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
- 1648–1652: Thomas Ireton
- 1652–1655: Benjamin Gifford
- 1655–1659: Mathew Cadwell
- 1659–1660: Humphrey Brewster
- 1660–1664: Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick
- 1664–1665: Henry Farr
- 1665–1666: James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
- 1666–1667: Henry Farr
- 1667–1670: Nathaniel Darell
- 1670–1680: Sir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd Baronet
- 1680–1687: Sir Roger Manley
- 1687–1688: William Eyton
- 1688–1694: Henry Killigrew
- 1694–1696: Edward Fitzpatrick
- 1697–1711: Edward Jones
- 1711–1719: Francis Hammond
- 1719–1744: Bacon Morris
- 1744–1753: Mordaunt Cracherode
- 1753–1768: Lord George Beauclerk[1]
- 1768–1770: Robert Armiger[2]
- 1770–1777: Sir John Clavering[3]
- 1778–1788: Hon. Alexander Mackay[4]
- 1788–1800: Harry Trelawny[5]
- 1800–1801: David Dundas[6]
- 1801–1823: Cavendish Lister[7]
- 1823–1833: Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet[8]
Lieutenant-Governors of Landguard Fort
[edit]- 1687–1711: Francis Hammond
- 1711–1717: Matthew Draper
- 1717–1718: Gwyn Vaughan
- 1718–1719: Bacon Morris
- 1719–172x: Hugh Plunknet
- 1727–1753: Edward Hayes
- 1753–1766: Philip Thicknesse
- 1766–1804: Anketell Singleton
- 1804–1806: John Blake[9]
- 1806–1811: Alexander Mair[10]
- 1811–1854: Charles Augustus West[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 9325". The London Gazette. 1 December 1753. p. 2.
- ^ Robert Beatson, A political index to the histories of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 2 (London, 1806), page 159
- ^ "No. 11038". The London Gazette. 1 May 1770. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 11865". The London Gazette. 14 April 1778. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 13040". The London Gazette. 4 November 1788. p. 529.
- ^ "No. 15230". The London Gazette. 11 February 1800. p. 141.
- ^ "No. 15366". The London Gazette. 16 May 1801. p. 550.
- ^ "No. 17908". The London Gazette. 25 March 1823. p. 483.
- ^ "No. 15728". The London Gazette. 14 August 1804. p. 1002.
- ^ "No. 15912". The London Gazette. 22 April 1806. p. 512.
- ^ "No. 16498". The London Gazette. 22 June 1811. p. 1153.
- Leslie, John Henry (1898). The history of Landguard fort, in Suffolk. Eyre and Spottiswoode. pp. 90–119.