Governor of Upnor Castle explained

The Governor of Upnor Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Upnor Castle, part of the defenses of the Medway estuary. Upnor became largely obsolete as a fortress after 1668, but it continued to serve as a magazine and ordnance facility until 1945.

Governors of Upnor

• ?–1694: Robert Mynors Esq.^[1]
• 1695–1696: Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet
• 1697: Edward Rouse
• ?–1711: Edward Hastings
• 1711–1733: John Webb
• bef. 1756–1775: William Deane
• 1775–1778: James Murray
• 1778–1784: William Brown
• 1784–1796: Paulus Aemilius Irving
• 1796–1816: Jeffrey Amherst
• 1816–1835: Alexander Lawrence

Notes and References

1. Web site: Will of Robert Mynors, Governor of Their Majesty's Castle of Upnor of Frindsbury, Kent.