Sir Richard Bickerton, 2nd Baronet
| Sir Richard Bickerton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 October 1759 |
| Died | 9 February 1832 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Invincible HMS Russell HMS Terrible HMS Amazon HMS Bruce HMS Sibyl HMS Ruby HMS Ramillies HMS Terrible Portsmouth Command |
| Battles/wars | Fourth Anglo-Dutch War French Revolutionary Wars |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, 2nd Baronet (11 October 1759 – 9 February 1832) was a British admiral.
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[edit] Early life
He was born the son of Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton whom he succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1792. He married in 1788 Anne, daughter of Dr James Athill of Antigua:they had no children.
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Bickerton joined the Royal Navy in 1771.[1] He was present at the capture of Sint Eustatius in 1781.[1] He went on to command HMS Invincible, HMS Russell, HMS Terrible, HMS Amazon and HMS Bruce.[1] In 1787 he commissioned HMS Sibyl, before succeeding his father as a baronet in 1792.[2] Later he commanded HMS Ruby, HMS Ramillies and the new HMS Terrible.[1]
Bickerton commanded the squadron off Cádiz in 1800.[1] By 1804 he was serving as Second-in-Command to Lord Nelson.[3] He was appointed a Lord of the Admiralty in 1807 and served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Poole from 1808 until 1812.[4] He became Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1812,[5] with Puissant as his flagship.
Flinders named Bickerton Island for him. He was electes a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1810.[6]
He was knighted KCB in 1815. He assumed name of Hussey in 1823.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e The Gentleman's magazine, Volume 102, Part 1, p. 175 - 176
- ^ Leigh Rayment Baronets
- ^ Lord Nelson's letter detailing naval strategy against French to be sold Daily Telegraph, 24 November 2008
- ^ Leigh Rayment Members of Parliament
- ^ History in Portsmouth
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27bickerton%27%29. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Richard Bickerton
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Jeffery George Garland |
Member of Parliament for Poole 1807–1812 With: John Jeffery 1808–1809 Benjamin Lester Lester 1809–1812 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Lester Lester Michael Angelo Taylor |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Roger Curtis |
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1812–1815 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Thornbrough |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Richard Bickerton |
Baronet (of Upwood) 1792–1832 |
Extinct |
- 1759 births
- 1832 deaths
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain
- Lords of the Admiralty
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Royal Navy admirals
- UK MPs 1807–1812
- British naval personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Knights of the Order of the Crescent
