List of Captains of Deal Castle

The castle at the end of the 19th century; at the rear are the captain's quarters, since destroyed

Deal Castle is a defensive artillery fortress in Deal, Kent, England, which was built in 1540 by order of Henry VIII. The successive Captains of Deal Castle originally commanded a garrison based at the fortress, initially from quarters within the keep but later from purpose built quarters in a block between the keep and the outer wall. The accommodation block was demolished and rebuilt in 1802 and demolished a second time in 1943 following enemy action during the Second World War.[1]

From the early 1700s the post of Captain became an honorary position benefitting from the residential accommodation provided by the castle's living quarters. After the wartime demolition the accommodation was provided elsewhere.

List of Captains [2]

Appointed Incumbent Notes
1540Thomas WingfieldFirst incumbent
1551Thomas Boys
1569John Baker
1572Peter Hammond
1599Matthew Bredgate
1611Erasmus Finch
1611William Byng
1625Thomas Pulnetby
1643William Batten Royalist
1648Col. Thomas RainsboroughParliamentarian. Dismissed from office.
1648Capt. Wyne
1648Maj. Samuel Kemm
1648Col. Nathaniel RichRoyalist forced to surrender to Parliamentary forces, August, 1648
1653Samuel TavernerParliamentarian appointment
1660William ByngReturned to office at the Restoration of the Monarchy
1661Col. Silius Titus
1671Capt. Francis Digby
1672Francis Hawley, 1st Baron Hawley
1673Sir John Berry
1690Lt. Col. Sir John Granville
1690Sir Francis WhelerDied in office, 1694
1745John NorrisDied 1749
1777Francis Godolphin Osborne, Marquis of Carmarthen
1786George Augustus, 9th Lord North
1802Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington
1838William Wellesley-Pole, Lord Maryborough
1843James Andrew Brown Ramsey, Earl of Dalhousie
1847Richard Charles Francis Meade, Earl of Clanwilliam
1879John Robert Townshend, Earl Sydney
1890Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
1899Rt. Hon. Lord George Francis Hamilton
1923Field Marshal John French, Earl of Ypres
1925Field Marshal Lord Allenby
1927Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
1934Field Marshal Lord Birdwood
1951Position vacant
1972General Sir Norman Tailyour
1980Maj. Gen. Ian HarrisonHenceforth tied to the appointment of the Commandant General Royal Marines

References

  1. ↑ "Exploring Kent's Past". Kent County Council. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Captains of Deal Castle". East Kent freeuk. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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