Governor of Sheerness

The Governor of Sheerness Fort and the Isle of Sheppey was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, part of the defences of the Medway estuary. The area had been fortified since the time of Henry VIII, but the Sheerness fortifications were destroyed in 1667 when it was captured during the Dutch Raid on the Medway. It was subsequently re-fortified as Sheerness became the site of a major Royal Navy dockyard, in operation until 1960. The post of Governor was abolished in 1852, when the last governor, Lord Combermere, accepted office as the Constable of the Tower.

Governors of Sheerness

Lieutenant-Governors of Sheerness

  • 1685–1690: Robert Crawford
  • 1690–1725: Thomas King[9]
  • 1725–1762: Richard Evans
  • ?–1782: Henry Hart
  • 1782–1805: Sir James Malcolm, 4th Baronet (died 1805)[10]
  • 1805–1806: Alexander Mair[11]
  • 1806–1813: Thomas Rudsdell[12]
  • 1813–aft. 1841: Robert Walker[13]

References

  1. "No. 1484". The London Gazette. 5 February 1679. p. 2.
  2. "No. 1484". The London Gazette. 5 February 1679. p. 2.
  3. "No. 6842". The London Gazette. 23 December 1729. p. 1.
  4. "No. 8453". The London Gazette. 27 July 1745. p. 2.
  5. "No. 8898". The London Gazette. 31 October 1749. p. 2.
  6. "No. 9174". The London Gazette. 9 June 1752. p. 2.
  7. "No. 11867". The London Gazette. 18 April 1778. p. 1.
  8. "No. 17676". The London Gazette. 3 February 1821. p. 289.
  9. Newman, A. N. "KING, Thomas (?bef.1660-1725), of St. Margaret's, Westminster and Sheerness, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. "No. 12381". The London Gazette. 19 October 1782. p. 2.
  11. "No. 15790". The London Gazette. 19 March 1805. p. 364.
  12. "No. 15912". The London Gazette. 22 April 1806. p. 512.
  13. "No. 16733". The London Gazette. 25 May 1813. p. 1018.
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