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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
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 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 ...
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.
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.
British-Inuit Treaty Of 1765. In August 1765 in Chateau Bay, Labrador, 300 Inuit came to a multi-day gathering at the request of Newfoundland Governor Hugh Palliser. Palliser came in a ship with 350 men accompanied by two warships with 570 men. Two Moravian Brethren assisted Palliser as interpreters.
