Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet, PCFRS (9 July 1752 – 2 October 1822)Sparrow (n.d.) was a British politician and colonial administrator. He was the first of the Nepean Baronets.
Family
Nepean was born at St. Stephens near Saltash, Cornwall, the second of three sons of Nicholas Nepean, an innkeeper, and his second wife, Margaret Jones. His father was Cornish and his mother was from
South Wales
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. The name "Nepean" is thought to come from the village of
Nanpean
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Chaplain in Ordinary
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Charles
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football
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Career
Nepean entered the Royal Navy on 28 December 1773, serving on as a clerk to Capt. Hartwell. He was promoted to purser in 1775. During the American Revolutionary War he served as secretary to Admiral
Molyneux Shuldham
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Family and early life
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Plymouth
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Chief Secretary for Ireland
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Governor of Bombay
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Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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in 1804.
In 1820 he was made a member of the Royal Society. In 1822 he was appointed
Sheriff of Dorset
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On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government ...
but died in office the same year at his estate at
Loders
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Legacy
Places named after Evan Nepean include:
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Australia
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Nepean Island
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in the external territory of
Norfolk Island
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Nepean, Ontario
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