Richard Dorrill

Richard Dorill (c.1719 – January 1, 1762) naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland, Canada, died Bath, England.

Dorill joined the Royal Navy in 1732 and was appointed Governor of Newfoundland in May 1755. He upheld Britian's commands regarding its inhabitants and his intolerance of the Irish Catholic. He had a Roman Catholic priest arrested for officiating at mass in Harbour Grace.

Service history:

• 1732 joined the Royal Navy,
• 1739 promoted lieutenant
• 1744 served off Toulon in action against the French and Spanish,
• 1746 captain of the Jamaica,
• 1755 commander of the Penzance,
• 1755 commander-in-chief and governor of Newfoundland,
• 1756 commander of the Royal George at Deptford,

See also

• Governors of Newfoundland
• List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador

External link

• Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador

"Richard Dorrill". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.