Governor of Pendennis Castle
The Governor of Pendennis Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Pendennis Castle, part of the defenses of the River Fal and Carrick Roads. Originally fortified under Henry VIII, defenses in the area were intermittently maintained through World War II. The office of governor was abolished in 1837, when Gen. Anderson received the colonelcy of the 78th Regiment of Foot.
Governors of Pendennis
- c.1643–1646: Sir John Arundell
- 1646–1648: Richard Fortescue
- 1648–1658?: Sir Hardres Waller
- 1658?–1659: John Fox
- 1659–1660: Anthony Rowse
- 1660–1662: Sir Peter Killigrew
- 1662: Richard Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Trerice
- 1680–1696: John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
- 1696–1703: Bevil Granville
- 1703–1714: George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
- 1714–1725: Richard Munden
- 1726–1734: John Hobart
- 1735–1737: James Tyrrell
- 1737–1749: William Barrell
- 1749–1753: John Laforey
- 1753–1774: Arthur Owen[1]
- 1774–1775: Charles Beauclerk[2]
- 1775–1793: Robert Robinson
- 1793–1823: Felix Buckley
- 1823–1832: Sir Martin Hunter
- 1832–1837: Paul Anderson[3]
- office abolished
Lieutenant-Governors of Pendennis
- 1729–1739?: John Folliott
- ?–1747: Daniel Houghton
- 1747–?: John Waite[4]
- 1749–1769: Richard Bowles[5]
- 1769–1776: William Fawcett
- 1776–1797: Nevinson Poole[6]
- 1797–1811: Philip Melvill
- 1811–1814: James Considine[7]
- 1814–1832: William Fenwick[8]
- 1832–1835: Loftus Grey
- office abolished
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 9312. p. 3. 16 October 1753.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 11511. p. 1. 19 November 1774.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18959. p. 1703. 24 July 1832.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 8725. p. 2. 5 March 1747.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 8874. p. 1. 8 August 1749.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 11719. p. 1. 16 November 1776.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 16539. p. 2167. 9 November 1811.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 16848. p. 211. 25 January 1814.