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'''Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt''' (25 December 1793 |
'''Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt''' (25 December 1793 – 14 August 1863) was a British naval officer. He was the eighth son of [[Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt]], [[Archbishop of York]], and began life as '''Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon''' at [[Rose Castle]], [[Cumberland]]. On 15 January 1831, succeeding to the properties of [[William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt]], the father's cousin, the family assumed the additional surname of ''Harcourt''.<ref name="DNB">''Dictionary of National Biography'', 1890.</ref> |
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==Naval career== |
==Naval career== |
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Harcourt entered the Royal Navy in August 1806 as a midshipman on board the [[74-gun]] {{HMS|Tigre||2}}, under the command of Captain [[Benjamin Hallowell Carew|Benjamin Hallowell]], and in 1807 took part in the expedition to Egypt, witnessing the surrender of [[Alexandria]], and was employed on boat-service on the [[Nile]]. During the blockade of [[Toulon]], he took part the action of October 1809 which led to the destruction of the French ships {{Ship|French ship|Robuste|1806|2}} and {{Ship|French ship|Lion| |
Harcourt entered the Royal Navy in August 1806 as a midshipman on board the [[74-gun]] {{HMS|Tigre||2}}, under the command of Captain [[Benjamin Hallowell Carew|Benjamin Hallowell]], and in 1807 took part in the expedition to Egypt, witnessing the surrender of [[Alexandria]], and was employed on boat-service on the [[Nile]]. During the blockade of [[Toulon]], he took part the action of October 1809 which led to the destruction of the French ships {{Ship|French ship|Robuste|1806|2}} and {{Ship|French ship|Lion|1804|2}}. After Hallowell's promotion to rear-admiral in August 1811, Harcourt followed him into {{HMS|Malta|1800|2}}. He served in ''Malta'' in the Mediterranean, co-operating with the troops on the south-east coast of Spain, and serving in the [[Artillery battery|batteries]] at the [[Siege of Tarragona (1813)|siege of Tarragona]] in 1813. He was promoted to lieutenant on 11 January 1814 and joined the {{HMS|Mulgrave|1812|2}} under Captain [[Thomas James Maling]]. While off the coast of Italy, he landed with a party of seamen and marines near [[Piombino]], captured a [[martello tower]] and brought out or destroyed a convoy which was anchored under its protection.<ref name="obyrne">{{cite wikisource |first=William Richard |last=O'Byrne |chapter=Harcourt, Octavius Vernon |title=A Naval Biographical Dictionary |year=1849 |publisher=[[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]]}}</ref> |
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During the [[Hundred Days]], Harcourt served aboard the frigate {{HMS|Amelia|1796|2}}, under Captain the Honourable [[Granville Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort|Granville Proby]], in the blockade of [[Elba]], and when the news of the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo arrived, was sent with a Major of the [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany|Tuscan]] army to summon the town of [[Porto Ferrajo]] to hear the announcement. ''Amelia'' was paid off in December 1816, and Harcourt remained on [[half-pay]] until February 1818 when he was appointed to the ''Sir Francis Drake'', the flagship of [[Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, of Trebinshun House|Sir Charles Hamilton]], governor of [[Newfoundland Colony|Newfoundland]]. There, in February 1820, he was appointed [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] of the sloop {{HMS|Drake|1808|2}}, and also commanded the {{HMS|Carnation|1813|2}} for a short time the same year. He then served in the West Indies, commanding {{HMS|Britomart|1820|2}} from June 1824, and {{HMS|Primrose|1810|2}} from May 1825, until finally returning to England in July 1827.<ref name="obyrne"/> |
During the [[Hundred Days]], Harcourt served aboard the frigate {{HMS|Amelia|1796|2}}, under Captain the Honourable [[Granville Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort|Granville Proby]], in the blockade of [[Elba]], and when the news of the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo arrived, was sent with a Major of the [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany|Tuscan]] army to summon the town of [[Porto Ferrajo]] to hear the announcement. ''Amelia'' was paid off in December 1816, and Harcourt remained on [[half-pay]] until February 1818 when he was appointed to the ''Sir Francis Drake'', the flagship of [[Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, of Trebinshun House|Sir Charles Hamilton]], governor of [[Newfoundland Colony|Newfoundland]]. There, in February 1820, he was appointed [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] of the sloop {{HMS|Drake|1808|2}}, and also commanded the {{HMS|Carnation|1813|2}} for a short time the same year. He then served in the West Indies, commanding {{HMS|Britomart|1820|2}} from June 1824, and {{HMS|Primrose|1810|2}} from May 1825, until finally returning to England in July 1827.<ref name="obyrne"/> |
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He was promoted to [[Post-captain|captain]] on 7 August 1827, and was selected by the [[William IV of the United Kingdom|Duke of Clarence]], the [[Lord High Admiral]], to act as his [[aide-de-camp]] aboard the [[royal yacht]] {{HMS|Royal Sovereign|1804|2}} during an inspection tour to various naval ports. He received his last appointment in March 1834, commanding {{HMS|North Star|1824|2}}, taking Hamilton Charles James Hamilton, [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Argentina|the British Minister]], to [[Buenos Aires]], and then employed in surveying the coast of [[central America]] and [[the Californias]], before finally returning home in October 1836.<ref name="obyrne"/> |
He was promoted to [[Post-captain|captain]] on 7 August 1827, and was selected by the [[William IV of the United Kingdom|Duke of Clarence]], the [[List of Lords High Admiral|Lord High Admiral]], to act as his [[aide-de-camp]] aboard the [[royal yacht]] {{HMS|Royal Sovereign|1804|2}} during an inspection tour to various naval ports. He received his last appointment in March 1834, commanding {{HMS|North Star|1824|2}}, taking Hamilton Charles James Hamilton, [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Argentina|the British Minister]], to [[Buenos Aires]], and then employed in surveying the coast of [[central America]] and [[the Californias]], before finally returning home in October 1836.<ref name="obyrne"/> |
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On 26 October 1854 he was promoted to rear-admiral on half-pay,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=21616 |date=31 October 1854 | |
On 26 October 1854 he was promoted to rear-admiral on half-pay,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=21616 |date=31 October 1854 |page=3284 }}</ref> and on 10 June 1861 to vice-admiral on the retired list.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=22519 |date=11 June 1861 |page=2449 |nolink=yes }}</ref> |
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==Charitable works== |
==Charitable works== |
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He was appointed [[High Sheriff of Yorkshire]] for 1849.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=20944 |date=13 February 1849 | |
He was appointed [[High Sheriff of Yorkshire]] for 1849.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=20944 |date=13 February 1849 |page=431 |nolink=yes }}</ref> He built at his own expense and endowed a church at [[Healey, North Yorkshire|Healey]], near [[Masham]] in North Yorkshire, another church at [[Brent Tor]], [[Devon]]shire, and restored the parish church of Masham. In 1858 he erected in Masham six [[almshouse]]s which he endowed with £1,775 three per cent [[Consols]].<ref name="DNB"/> |
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Harcourt's racehorse [[Ellington (horse)|Ellington]] won |
Harcourt's racehorse [[Ellington (horse)|Ellington]] won [[Epsom Derby|The Derby]] in 1856.<ref name="Mortimer">{{cite book |last1=Mortimer |first1=Roger |last2=Onslow |first2=Richard |last3=Willett |first3=Peter |title=Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing |publisher=Macdonald and Jane's |date=1999 |isbn=978-0-354-08536-6 |name-list-style=amp}}</ref> |
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==Marriage and death== |
==Marriage and death== |
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He married, on 22 February 1838, Anne Holwell, second daughter of William Gater, and widow of [[William Danby]] of [[Swinton Park]]. |
He married, on 22 February 1838, Anne Holwell, second daughter of William Gater, and widow of [[William Danby (writer)|William Danby]] of [[Swinton Park]], near Masham in Yorkshire. He died at Swinton Park, Yorkshire, on 14 August 1863.<ref name="DNB"/> |
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His widow Anne died on 26 June 1879, [[wikt:Special:Search/devise|devising]] her Yorkshire estates to George, fifth son of [[Affleck baronets|Sir Robert Affleck, Bt.]],<ref name="DNB"/> a relative of William Danby's mother, who then took the name Danby.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp323-332 |title=Parishes: Masham |editor-first=William|editor-last=Page|editor-link=William Page (historian) |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |date=1914 |work=[[Victoria County History]]. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 |accessdate=2 May 2020}}</ref> |
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He died at Swinton Park, Yorkshire, on 14 August 1863.<ref name="DNB"/> |
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==See also== |
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* {{cite wikisource |first=William Richard |last=O'Byrne |chapter=Harcourt, Octavius Vernon |title=A Naval Biographical Dictionary |year=1849 |publisher=[[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]]}} |
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| NAME = Harcourt, Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Vernon, Octavius Henry Cyril |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Royal Navy admiral |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 25 December 1793 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Rose Castle, [[Cumberland]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 14 August 1863 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Swinton Park]], [[Yorkshire]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 18 December 2024
Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt | |
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| Birth name | Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon |
| Born | 25 December 1793 Rose Castle, Cumberland |
| Died | 14 August 1863 (aged 69) Swinton Park, Yorkshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1806–1836 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | |
| Battles / wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt (25 December 1793 – 14 August 1863) was a British naval officer. He was the eighth son of Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of York, and began life as Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon at Rose Castle, Cumberland. On 15 January 1831, succeeding to the properties of William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, the father's cousin, the family assumed the additional surname of Harcourt.[1]
Naval career
[edit]Harcourt entered the Royal Navy in August 1806 as a midshipman on board the 74-gun Tigre, under the command of Captain Benjamin Hallowell, and in 1807 took part in the expedition to Egypt, witnessing the surrender of Alexandria, and was employed on boat-service on the Nile. During the blockade of Toulon, he took part the action of October 1809 which led to the destruction of the French ships Robuste and Lion. After Hallowell's promotion to rear-admiral in August 1811, Harcourt followed him into Malta. He served in Malta in the Mediterranean, co-operating with the troops on the south-east coast of Spain, and serving in the batteries at the siege of Tarragona in 1813. He was promoted to lieutenant on 11 January 1814 and joined the Mulgrave under Captain Thomas James Maling. While off the coast of Italy, he landed with a party of seamen and marines near Piombino, captured a martello tower and brought out or destroyed a convoy which was anchored under its protection.[2]
During the Hundred Days, Harcourt served aboard the frigate Amelia, under Captain the Honourable Granville Proby, in the blockade of Elba, and when the news of the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo arrived, was sent with a Major of the Tuscan army to summon the town of Porto Ferrajo to hear the announcement. Amelia was paid off in December 1816, and Harcourt remained on half-pay until February 1818 when he was appointed to the Sir Francis Drake, the flagship of Sir Charles Hamilton, governor of Newfoundland. There, in February 1820, he was appointed commander of the sloop Drake, and also commanded the Carnation for a short time the same year. He then served in the West Indies, commanding Britomart from June 1824, and Primrose from May 1825, until finally returning to England in July 1827.[2]
He was promoted to captain on 7 August 1827, and was selected by the Duke of Clarence, the Lord High Admiral, to act as his aide-de-camp aboard the royal yacht Royal Sovereign during an inspection tour to various naval ports. He received his last appointment in March 1834, commanding North Star, taking Hamilton Charles James Hamilton, the British Minister, to Buenos Aires, and then employed in surveying the coast of central America and the Californias, before finally returning home in October 1836.[2]
On 26 October 1854 he was promoted to rear-admiral on half-pay,[3] and on 10 June 1861 to vice-admiral on the retired list.[4]
Charitable works
[edit]He was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1849.[5] He built at his own expense and endowed a church at Healey, near Masham in North Yorkshire, another church at Brent Tor, Devonshire, and restored the parish church of Masham. In 1858 he erected in Masham six almshouses which he endowed with £1,775 three per cent Consols.[1]
Harcourt's racehorse Ellington won The Derby in 1856.[6]
Marriage and death
[edit]He married, on 22 February 1838, Anne Holwell, second daughter of William Gater, and widow of William Danby of Swinton Park, near Masham in Yorkshire. He died at Swinton Park, Yorkshire, on 14 August 1863.[1]
His widow Anne died on 26 June 1879, devising her Yorkshire estates to George, fifth son of Sir Robert Affleck, Bt.,[1] a relative of William Danby's mother, who then took the name Danby.[7]
See also
[edit]- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ a b c d Dictionary of National Biography, 1890.
- ^ a b c O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
- ^ "No. 21616". The London Gazette. 31 October 1854. p. 3284.
- ^ "No. 22519". The London Gazette. 11 June 1861. p. 2449.
- ^ "No. 20944". The London Gazette. 13 February 1849. p. 431.
- ^ Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard & Willett, Peter (1999). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 978-0-354-08536-6.
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Masham". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- Bibliography
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Boase, George Clement (1890). "Harcourt, Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon". In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.