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'''Robert Hagan''' (3 |
Rear Admiral '''Sir Robert Hagan''' (3 November 1794 – 25 April 1863) was an Irish officer in the [[British Empire|British]] [[Royal Navy]]. |
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Robert was the son of John Hagan. He entered the Navy, 22 December 1807, serving on |
Robert was born in [[Magherafelt]], the fifth son of John Hagan. He entered the Navy, 22 December 1807, serving on {{HMS|Surveillante}} under [[Sir George Collier, 1st Baronet|Captain George Collier]]. He remained on this ship until December 1813 when he joined the crew of {{HMS|Porcupine|1807}}. |
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In 1839, he was a corresponding member of the [[Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and for the Civilization of Africa]].<ref name="Buxton abridged">{{cite book|last1=Buxton|first1=Thomas Fowell|title=Abridgment of Sir T. Fowell Buxton's Work Entitled "The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy"|date=1840|publisher=J. Murray|location=London}}</ref> |
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He subsequently settled in [[Cobh]] (Queenstown), [[Ireland]], where he was appointed [[Inspecting Commander]] of the Cork District [[Coast guard]] in 1843. In this capacity he submitted evidence to the [[Transatlantic Packet Station Commission]] in 1851.<ref name="IPS">{{cite web|title=Irish trans-Atlantic packet station: report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire as to the proposal for an Irish packet station: with appendix and index|url=http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/12900/page/325800|website=www.dippam.ac.uk|date=1851|publisher=Royal Commission on the Proposal for an Irish Packet Station|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> |
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He died suddenly in 1863 at 17 Pembroke Road, Dublin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deaths. |work=[[The Belfast News Letter]] |date=29 April 1863 |page=1}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 22 October 2024
Rear Admiral Sir Robert Hagan (3 November 1794 – 25 April 1863) was an Irish officer in the British Royal Navy.
Robert was born in Magherafelt, the fifth son of John Hagan. He entered the Navy, 22 December 1807, serving on HMS Surveillante under Captain George Collier. He remained on this ship until December 1813 when he joined the crew of HMS Porcupine (1807).
In 1839, he was a corresponding member of the Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and for the Civilization of Africa.[1]
He subsequently settled in Cobh (Queenstown), Ireland, where he was appointed Inspecting Commander of the Cork District Coast guard in 1843. In this capacity he submitted evidence to the Transatlantic Packet Station Commission in 1851.[2]
He died suddenly in 1863 at 17 Pembroke Road, Dublin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Buxton, Thomas Fowell (1840). Abridgment of Sir T. Fowell Buxton's Work Entitled "The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy". London: J. Murray.
- ^ "Irish trans-Atlantic packet station: report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire as to the proposal for an Irish packet station: with appendix and index". www.dippam.ac.uk. Royal Commission on the Proposal for an Irish Packet Station. 1851. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Deaths". The Belfast News Letter. 29 April 1863. p. 1.