Richard Tyrell

Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet
Born 1716
Died 1766
Allegiance  Great Britain
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Years of service 1736–1766
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Buckingham
Leeward Islands Station

Rear Admiral Richard Tyrell (1716?–1766) was an Irish officer in the Royal Navy.

Tyrell was a nephew of Sir Peter Warren, and spent most of his active service in the West Indies, especially in command of the 74-gun HMS Buckingham. He became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station in 1765.[1]

Having resigned command of the Leeward Islands Station in 1766, he died of fever aboard Princess Louisa, and was buried at sea. He has a memorial in the south nave aisle of Westminster Abbey.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Haydn, Joseph (13 Jun 2008). The Book of Dignities: Containing Lists of the Official Personages of the British Empire ... from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time ... Together with the Sovereigns and Rulers of Europe, from the Foundation of Their Respective States; the Peerage of England and Great Britain Original 1851 Digitized by the University of Michigan. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 279.
  2. ↑ "Richard Tyrell". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Robert Swanton		 Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station
1765–1766		 Succeeded by
Thomas Pye
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