Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Baronet

British admiral

War of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
- Raid on St Malo
American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Cape Spartel

Spouse(s)Jane Sloane

Admiral Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Baronet (c. 1724 – 5 January 1812) was a Royal Navy officer.

Naval career

Hughes was probably born in London, England, the son of Captain Richard Hughes. He entered the Portsmouth Naval Academy in 1739.^[1] He served on a number of ships in various locations during his naval career, including HMS Boreas from 1763 to 1766. It is known that Hughes was in Canada in 1778, as he was appointed resident commissioner of the Halifax dockyard.^[2] This appointment was short, as by August of the same year he became lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, succeeding Mariot Arbuthnot in that position.^[1] During his tenure, the main concern was the protection of the Province.^[1] In 1779, he succeeded his father as baronet. He became acting commander-in-chief The Downs in 1781.^[3]

In 1782 Hughes was second-in-command under Lord Howe at the Relief of Gibraltar.^[1] Between 1783 and 1786 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station.^[4] Then in 1789 he became Commander-in-Chief, North American Station.^[1]

Legacy

Fort Hughes (Nova Scotia) (est. 1778)
Fort Hughes (New Brunswick) (est. 1781)

Arms

Coat of arms of Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Baronet
	Crest A lion couchant Or.^[5] Escutcheon Azure a lion rampant Or

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Blakeley, Phyllis R. (1983). "Hughes, Sir Richard". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^ "Research guide N1: Horatio Nelson : Biographies - Cook and Nelson : Research guides : The Library : Researchers : NMM". National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ Marshall, John (18 November 2010). Royal Naval Biography: Or, Memoirs of the Services of All the Flag-Officers, Superannuated Rear-Admirals, Retired-Captains, Post-Captains, and Commanders. Cambridge University Press. p. 10. ISBN 9781108022712.
^ Haydn, Joseph (13 June 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.
^ Burke's Peerage, 37th edition. 1875.

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

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Government offices
Preceded by Mariot Arbuthnot	Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia 1778–1781 Served under: Francis Legge	Succeeded by Sir Andrew Hamond
Military offices
Preceded by Marriott Arbuthnot	Resident Commissioner, Halifax 1778–1781	Succeeded by Andrew Snape Hamond
Preceded by John Evans	Commander-in-Chief, The Downs (Acting) 1781–1782	Vacant
Preceded by Hugh Pigot	Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station 1783–1786	Succeeded by Sir Richard Bickerton
Preceded by Sir Herbert Sawyer	Commander-in-Chief, North American Station 1789–1792	Succeeded by George Murray
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Richard Hughes	Baronet (of East Bergholt) 1779–1812	Succeeded by Robert Hughes