Person Popham; Sir; Home Riggs (1762 - 1820) Popham Home Riggs Sir 1762 - 1820 Male Tetuan, Morocco 12 October 1762 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 10 September 1820

Sailor 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 Son of Stephen Popham, Consul at Tetuan Fellow 18/04/1799 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 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 12 Oct 1762 - 10 Sep 1820 NA8005 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 452676d7-8d2f-4301-a53c-aa43c2bbcc2e