Governor of Upnor Castle
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The Governor of Upnor Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Upnor Castle, part of the defenses of the Medway estuary. Upnor became largely obsolete as a fortress after 1668, but it continued to serve as a magazine and ordnance facility until 1945.
Governors of Upnor
- ?–1694: Robert Mynors Esq.[1]
- 1695–1696: Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet
- 1697: Edward Rouse
- ?–1711: Edward Hastings
- 1711–1733: John Webb
- bef. 1756–1775: William Deane
- 1775–1778: James Murray[2]
- 1778–1784: William Brown[3]
- 1784–1796: Paulus Aemilius Irving[4]
- 1796–1816: Jeffrey Amherst[5]
- 1816–1835: Alexander Lawrence[6]
References
- ↑ http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D762652
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 11595. p. 1. 9 September 1775.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 11867. p. 1. 18 April 1778.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 12518. p. 6. 10 February 1784.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13888. p. 403. 30 April 1796.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17111. p. 308. 17 February 1816.
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