| Authorised form of name | Popham; Sir; Home Riggs (1762 - 1820) |
| Dates | 1762 - 1820 |
| Place of birth | Tetuan, Morocco |
| Date of birth | 12 October 1762 |
| Place of death | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
| Date of death | 10 September 1820 |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Activity | Career:
Entered Royal Navy (1778); Lieutenant (1783); obtained leave from the Admiralty and joined the East India and China trade (1787); his vessel 'Etrusco' was captured and he was nearly ruined; served in Flanders under the Duke of York (1794); commanded an expedition against the Cape of Good Hope, then went to Buenos Aires; court martialled (1807), but was presented by the City of London with a sword of Honour; Commander-in-chief, Jamaica Station (1817-1820) as Rear Admiral
Honours:
KCB 1815
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/04/1799 |
| Relationships | Son of Stephen Popham, Consul at Tetuan |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
David E Cartwright, 'Naval Maverick', review of Hugh Popham, A Damned Cunning Fellow - The Eventful Life of Rear-Admiral Sir Home Popham, KCB, KCH, KM, FRS, 1762-1820 in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 319-320, plate |
| Code | NA8005 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/003626 | Popham, Sir Home Riggs | nd |
| NLB/8/996 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to William Hart, 161 Copenhagen Street, Caledonian Road, N. | 7 February 1894 |
| NLB/8/1048 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to W Hart, 161 Copenhagen Street, Caledonian Road, N. | 15 February 1894 |
| NLB/11/657 | Copy letter from A H White, to Professor John Knox Laughton, 5 Pepys Road, Wimbledon | 2 September 1895 |
| EC/1799/04 | Popham, Sir Home Riggs: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1799 |