Sir Andrew Hamond | |
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Sir Andrew Hamond |
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Born | 17 December 1738 |
Died | 12 September 1828 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Navy |
Rank | Captain |
Captain Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, 1st Baronet (17 December 1738 – 12 September 1828) was a British naval officer and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1781 to 1782.
Born in Blackheath, London, England, the son of Robert Hamond and Susannah Snape, he joined the Royal Navy in 1753 and served during the Seven Years' War.[1] In 1765, he was made a Commander and a Captain in 1770.[1]
Hamond was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia in 1781: he administered Nova Scotia in the absence of Governor Francis Legge who had been recalled to England, but not replaced, some years before. He had expected to be named Legge's successor when John Parr was named to the position. Offended, Legge resigned as lieutenant-governor soon after Parr's arrival.[2]
In 1783, Hamond was awarded a baronetcy.[1] He became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1785 and Comptroller of the Navy from 1794.[1] From 1796 to 1806, he was a Member of Parliament for Ipswich.[1] He also was a member of the Court for the Court-Martial of the crew members captured on Tahiti who were involved in the Mutiny on the Bounty.
Cape Hamond in Alaska, now Cape Saint Elias, was named in his honour.
He married Cecilia Sutherland in April 1763. They had no children. He married Anne Graeme in March 1779. They had two children: Admiral of the Fleet Sir Graham Hamond, 2nd Baronet and Caroline Hamond.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Henry Martin |
Comptroller of the Navy 1794–1806 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Thompson |
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, Bt. and Charles Alexander Crickett |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1796–1800 Served alongside: Charles Alexander Crickett |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1801–1806 Served alongside: Charles Alexander Crickett, to 1803; William Middleton, from 1803 |
Succeeded by Richard Wilson and Robert Stopford |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by new creation |
Baronet (of Holly Grove) 1783–1828 |
Succeeded by Graham Eden Hamond |
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