Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury
The Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury Fort (or West Tilbury) was the military officer responsible for paired fortifications and blockhouses protecting the River Thames: on the south side of the river at Gravesend, Kent and on the north side at Tilbury Fort and West Tilbury, Essex. The fortifications here date from the time of Henry VIII; Tilbury Fort remained in military use until 1950, but the office of Governor was discontinued upon the death of Sir Lowry Cole in 1842.
Governors
- in 1651: Col. Crompton
- 1662–1669: Sir John Griffith
- 1669–1681: Sir Francis Leke, 1st Baronet[1] (died 1679)
- 1681–1684: Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet
- 1684–1689: Hon. Sackville Tufton
- 1690–1702: William Selwyn
- 1702–1725: George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley[1]
- 1725–1736: William Tatton[1]
- 1736–1737: Sir Multon Lambard[1]
- 1737–1742: James Tyrrell[2]
- 1742–1747: Adam Williamson[3]
- 1747–1752: John West, 1st Baron De La Warr[4]
- 1752–1776: Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan[1]
- 1776–1796: William Fawcett[1]
- 1796–1812: Sir Thomas Musgrave, 7th Baronet[5]
- 1812–1818: Sir John Floyd, 1st Baronet
- 1818–1842: Sir Lowry Cole
Lieutenant-Governors
- 1702–1715: John Boteler
- c.1727: Sir Multon Lambard
- 1758–1778: Sir Charles Whitworth
- ?–1824: Hon. James de Courcy[1]
- 1824–?: James Hawker
- 1827: William Guard
- 1827–1832: Paul Anderson
- 1832–1848: Peter Dumas[6]
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References
- Edward Hasted (1797). "Parishes: Gravesend". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- "No. 7620". The London Gazette. 9 July 1737. p. 2.
- "No. 8119". The London Gazette. 15 May 1742. pp. 2–3.
- "No. 8697". The London Gazette. 28 November 1747. p. 1.
- "No. 13914". The London Gazette. 23 July 1796. p. 704.
- "No. 18959". The London Gazette. 24 July 1832. p. 1703.
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