Evan Nepean
Governor of Bombay | |
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| In office 1812–1819 | |
| Preceded by | George Brown |
| Succeeded by | Mountstuart Elphinstone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1752 St Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 2 October 1822 (aged 70) Loders, Dorset, England |
| Spouse | Margaret Skinner |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent | Nicholas Nepean |
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Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet,
Nepean Baronets
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Family
Nepean was born at St. Stephens near Saltash, Cornwall, the second of three sons of Nicholas Nepean, an innkeeper, and his second wife, Margaret Jones. His father was Cornish and his mother was from South Wales.[1] The name "Nepean" is thought to come from the village of Nanpean ("the head of the valley"), in Cornwall.
Nepean married Margaret Skinner, the only daughter of Capt. William Skinner, on 6 June 1782 at the Garrison Church at
Career
Nepean entered the
Molyneux Shuldham, in Boston in 1776 and again at Plymouth (1777–78). From 1780 to 1782 he was Purser on HMS Foudroyant for Captain John Jervis (later Lord St. Vincent).[1]
On 3 March 1782 (aged 29) he was appointed
Governor of Bombay
1812–1819.
He was
Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1804.[1]
In 1820 he was made a member of the Royal Society. In 1822 he was appointed Sheriff of Dorset but died in office the same year at his estate at Loders.[1][6]
Legacy
Places named after Evan Nepean include:
- Victoria, Nepean Bay in South Australia and Nepean Island in the external territory of Norfolk Island.
- Nepean Point, Nepean Bay.[8]
- India - the Nepean Road and Nepean Sea Road in Mumbai.
Arms
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References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Sparrow (n.d.)
- ^ "The Association Challenge Cup". The Times. No. 27951. London. 16 March 1874. col E, p. 5.
- ^ Knight 2013, p. 6-13.
- ^ "The baronet who gave Bridport one of its most famous landmarks – The Bridge". 8 May 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Town Hall (450130)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Nepean, Evan (1752–1822)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "Courageous settlers first located in Carleton back in 1818". Ottawa Citizen. 28 April 1953. pp. A20. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Nepean...Who's Nepean?". Ottawa Citizen. 17 August 1967. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. 1896.
Sources
- ISBN 978-1-846-14177-5.
- Sparrow, Elizabeth. Nepean, Sir Evan. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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