Henry Aylmer, 3rd Baron Aylmer
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Commands held | HMS Port Mahon |
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Other work | Comptroller of the Mint |
Captain Henry Aylmer, 3rd Baron Aylmer (c.21 May 1718 – 7 October 1766) was a Royal Navy officer and hereditary peer of the eighteenth century. He served during the War of the Austrian Succession and fought at the Siege of St. Augustine on board HMS Hector. Promoted to post-captain in 1741, he commanded HMS Port Mahon for three years before retiring from the navy. He inherited the title of Baron Aylmer in 1754 and later briefly served as Comptroller of the Mint.
Life
Henry Aylmer was born in the first half of 1718 and baptised on 21 May 1718, the second son of
Having at some point previously been promoted to
Continuing to serve around the English Channel, on 10 May Port Mahon captured the French 18-gun treasure ship Le Lion d'Or as the latter attempted to sail from Mississippi to La Rochelle, putting up little resistance before she surrendered to Aylmer.[8][9] He continued in command of the frigate only until 4 June of the same year, at which point he resigned his command of her. Port Mahon was Aylmer's last active service in the Royal Navy.[3][8] He inherited the title of Baron Aylmer from his father upon the latter's death on 26 June 1754, because his elder brother Matthew had already died in 1748.[1][10] In 1757 Aylmer was given a pension of £500 per annum by the prime minister, Lord Newcastle, in return for him vacating his position as Comptroller of the Mint in favour of John Buller.[11] Aylmer died on 7 October 1766.[Note 1][1][8]
Family
Aylmer married Anne Pierce (died 1756), the daughter of William Pierce of Virginia. Together they had a son and a daughter:[1][8]
- Henry Aylmer, 4th Baron Aylmer (died 1785)
- Anne Aylmer
Notes and citations
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c d Harrison (2019), p. 38.
- ^ a b c Charnock (2011), p. 64.
- ^ a b c d e f g Harrison (2019), p. 39.
- ^ Winfield (2007), p. 575.
- ^ Winfield (2007), p. 1398.
- ^ Winfield (2007), p. 787.
- ^ a b Syrett & DiNardo (1994), p. 14.
- ^ a b c d e f Charnock (2011), p. 65.
- ^ a b Winfield (2007), p. 1176.
- ^ Debrett (1820), p. 1194.
- ^ Namier (1973), p. 322.
References
- ISBN 9780511794025.
- Debrett, John (1820). The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 2. London: J. Moyes.
- Harrison, Cy (2019). Royal Navy Officers of the Seven Years War. Warwick, England: Helion. ISBN 978-1-912866-68-7.
- SBN 333 06716 9.
- Syrett, David; DiNardo, R. L. (1994). The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy. Aldershot, Hampshire: Scolar Press. ISBN 1-85928-122-2.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. London: Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.