Governor of Upnor Castle

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The Governor of Upnor Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Upnor Castle, part of the defenses of the Medway estuary. Upnor became largely obsolete as a fortress after 1668, but it continued to serve as a magazine and ordnance facility until 1945.

Governors of Upnor

  • ?–1694: Robert Mynors Esq.{{Cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D762652|title = Will of Robert Mynors, Governor of Their Majesty's Castle of Upnor of Frindsbury, Kent}}
  • 1695–1696: Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet
  • 1697: Edward Rouse
  • ?–1711: Edward Hastings
  • 1711–1733: John Webb
  • bef. 1756–1775: William Deane
  • 1775–1778: James Murray{{London Gazette|issue=11595|page=1|date=9 September 1775}}
  • 1778–1784: William Brown{{London Gazette|issue=11867|page=1|date=18 April 1778}}
  • 1784–1796: Paulus Aemilius Irving{{London Gazette|issue=12518|page=6|date=10 February 1784}}
  • 1796–1815: Jeffrey Amherst{{London Gazette|issue=13888|page=403|date=30 April 1796}}
  • 1816–1835: Alexander Lawrence{{London Gazette|issue=17111|page=308|date=17 February 1816}}

References

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Category:Military history of Kent

Upnor Castle

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