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Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet (26 February 1723 [a] – 19 March 1796) was a Royal Navy officer. As captain of the 58-gun HMS Eagle he engaged and defeated the French 50-gun Duc d'Aquitain off Ushant in May 1757 during the Seven Years' War.
- 1735–1796
- Kingdom of Great Britain
13 de ene. de 2008 · Hugh Palliser. Hugh Palliser, naval officer, governor of Newfoundland (b at Kirk Deighton, Eng 26 Feb 1722/ 23; d at Chalfont St Giles, Eng 19 Mar 1796). He was a naval officer at the siege of Québec in 1759, and was appointed governor of Newfoundland 1764.
Sir Hugh Palliser. 1723-96. He was born at Kirk Deighton in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 26 February 1723, the only son of Hugh Palliser, a humble and obscure landowner and captain in the army who died whilst Palliser was still a boy, and of his wife, Mary Robinson. He was the uncle of Captain George Robinson Walters.
Admiral Hugh Palliser was a Royal Navy officer who was the longest serving Governor of Newfoundland during the turbulent 18th century. He was born in Kirk Deighton, West Yorkshire, England on February 22, 1722 and at age 11 entered the navy on his uncle’s ship Aldborough.
Hugh Palliser - Cook's Second Naval Captain | Captain Cook Society. Cook's Officers And Crew And Contemporaries. Hugh Palliser - Cook's Second Naval Captain. Hugh Palliser, whose portrait has just been sold at auction [see page 39], played a most important role in the career of James Cook.
Hugh Palliser was an admirable servant of the state. As well as being a brave and aggressive sea officer, he was a methodical and industrious man of business. Prowse points out that his administration in Newfoundland lasted the unusual period of five years, owing, no doubt, to the consistent approval of his policies by the British government ...
25 de oct. de 2022 · Hugh Palliser and the Inuit representatives successfully concluded an agreement between them, which was signed on 21 August 1765. By allying themselves with the Inuit, the British hoped to protect themselves against interference from the American colonies or France.
