Home Riggs Popham ( 1762 - 1820 )

Birth: Tetuan, Morocco (12 October 1762) Death: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (10 September 1820) Profession: Sailor Career: Entered Royal Navy (1778); Lieutenant (1783); obtained leave from the Admiralty and joined the East India and China trade (1787); his vessel "Etrusco" was captured and he was nearly ruined; served in Flanders under the Duke of York (1794); commanded an expedition against the Cape of Good Hope, then went to Buenos Aires; court martialled (1807), but was presented by the City of London with a sword of Honour; Commander-in-chief, Jamaica Station (1817-1820) as Rear Admiral Honours: KCB 1815 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 18/04/1799.