Richard Haddock (Royal Navy officer, born 1673) explained

Richard Haddock
Birth Date:1673
Death Date:1751
Rank:Captain
Commands:HMS Resolution

Captain Richard Haddock (1673–1751) was a Royal Navy officer who became Comptroller of the Navy.

Naval career

Born the son of Admiral Sir Richard Haddock, Haddock Junior was given command of HMS Resolution in 1708.[1] He became Comptroller of the Navy in 1734.[2] He inherited from his father a house at Mile End and a property in Soham in Cambridgeshire.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.onread.com/book/Correspondence-of-the-Family-of-Haddock-1657-1719-77160 Correspondence of the Family of Haddock 1657 1719" by Edward Maunde Thompson
  2. http://www.historicalautographs.co.uk/catalogue.asp?content=Naval%20History Historical Autographs
  3. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/11849?docPos=1 Admiral Sir Richard Haddock at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography