The Governor of Landguard Fort was a British military officer who commanded the fortifications at

Landguard Fort Landguard Fort is a fort at the mouth of the River Orwell outside Felixstowe, Suffolk, designed to guard the mouth of the river. It is now managed by the charity English Heritage and is open to the public. History Originally known as Langer ...

, protecting the port of Harwich. Landguard successfully held off a Dutch raid in 1667 and continued to be used for military purposes through the 1950s. The office of Governor was abolished in 1833, and of Lieutenant-Governor in 1854.

Governors of Landguard Fort

*1628–1648:

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*1648–1652: Thomas Ireton *1652–1655: Benjamin Gifford *1655–1659: Mathew Cadwell *1659–1660: Humphrey Brewster *1660–1664:

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*1664–1665: Henry Farr *1665–1666:

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*1666–1667: Henry Farr *1667–1670: Nathaniel Darell *1670–1680: Sir Charles Lyttelton, 3rd Baronet *1680–1687: Sir Roger Manley *1687–1688: William Eyton *1688–1694: Henry Killigrew *1694–1696: Edward Fitzpatrick *1697–1711: Edward Jones *1711–1719: Francis Hammond *1719–1744: Bacon Morris *1744–1753: Mordaunt Cracherode *1753–1768:

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*1768–1770: Robert Armiger

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Lieutenant-Governors of Landguard Fort

*1687–1711: Francis Hammond *1711–1717: Matthew Draper *1717–1718: Gwyn Vaughan *1718–1719: Bacon Morris *1719–172x: Hugh Plunknet *1727–1753: Edward Hayes *1753–1766: Philip Thicknesse *1766–1804: Anketell Singleton *1804–1806: John Blake *1806–1811: Alexander Mair *1811–1854: Charles Augustus West

References

History of Suffolk

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