Edward Hopson
Edward Hopson | |
|---|---|
 Edward Hopson | |
| Died | 8 May 1728 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Thunderbolt HMS Mary HMS Burford HMS Dorsetshire Jamaica Station |
| Battles / wars | War of the Spanish Succession Anglo-Spanish War |
Vice Admiral Edward Hopson (died 8 May 1728) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
Naval career
Hopson was promoted to post captain on 24 July 1696 on appointment to the command of the fifth-rate HMS Thunderbolt.[1] He transferred to the command of the third-rate HMS Mary in 1702 and commanded her at the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702 during the War of the Spanish Succession.[1] He was given command of the third-rate HMS Burford in 1715 and of the third-rate HMS Dorsetshire in 1719.[1]
Hopson became Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in January 1728[2] and took command of a small squadron which was undertaking a Blockade of Porto Bello during the Anglo-Spanish War but succumbed to tropical diseases and died on 8 May 1728.[1]
References
Sources
- Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.