Out letter books [copies of correspondence sent] of James Hawkins Whitshed, naval adviser to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, [Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, who was subsequently followed by John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, from 12 March 1806]
1803-1806.
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| Notes: | Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Hawkins-Whitshed, 1st Baronet, (1762-1849), [born James Hawkins in Raphoe, Co. Donegal], was a Royal Navy officer. He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral on 14 February 1799; then Commander-in-Chief of the Sea Fencibles in Ireland in May 1803; vice admiral on 23 April 1804 and then Commander-in-Chief of the Cork Station during the Napoleonic Wars. He subsequently served as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. On 17 November 1830 he was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (he received the award on 1 December 1830). He became Admiral of the Fleet on 8 January 1844. Physical description: 3 items (3 vols). more |
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MS 14,917-14,919 |
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