Francis Pickmore

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Francis Pickmore (c., 1756 – 24 February 1818) naval officer and colonial governor born in Chester, Cheshire, England and died St. John's, Newfoundland.

Pickmore spent his early naval career in Newfoundland as a lieutenant in 1777 and by 1814 he had reached the rank of vice-admiral. He was appointed governor of Newfoundland in 1816.

Pickmore's term was marked by strife and severe economic depression that had hit the island following the Napoleonic wars and influx of Irish immigrants. Pickmore is noted as the first governor of Newfoundland to stay the winter. He died in St. John's and Captain John Bowker, a senior officer under Pickmore's command, acted as governor until Governor Sir Charles Hamilton arrived.

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Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
"Francis Pickmore". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Political offices
Preceded by Sir Richard Goodwin Keats	Commodore Governor of Newfoundland 1816–1818	Succeeded by Sir Charles Hamilton

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Persondata
Name	Pickmore, Francis
Alternative names
Short description	Royal Navy admiral
Date of birth	1756
Place of birth
Date of death	24 February 1818
Place of death

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Francis Pickmore

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