Authorised form of name | Locker; Edward Hawke (1777 - 1849) |
Dates | 1777 - 1849 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | East Malling, Kent, England |
Date of birth | 09 October 1777 |
Place of death | Uxbridge, Middlesex |
Date of death | 16 October 1849 |
Activity | Education: Eton Career: Entered Royal Navy Pay Office (1795); 2nd Secretary to the Board of Control; Civil Secretary to Admiral Sir Edward Pellew (1804) and served with him in the East Indies (1804-1809), in the North Sea (1810), and in the Mediterranean (1810-1814); made money as a prize agent; Secretary, Greenwich Hospital (1819); Civil Commissioner (1824-1844); retired on special pension; was a watercolour painter; wrote 'Memoirs of celebrated Naval Commanders' (1832)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 05/12/1811 |
Relationships | Youngest son of Captain William Locker RN and his wife Lucy, daughter of Admiral William Parry; married (1815) Eleanor Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Rev Jonathan Boucher; great grandson of Edward Stillingfleet (FRS 1688) |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Code | NA2834 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1811/16 | Locker, Edward Hawke: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |