| Henry Priestman | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1647 |
| Died | 20 August 1712 (aged 64–65) |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of England |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1672–1699 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held |
HMS Antelope HMS Richmond HMS Lark HMS Swan HMS Reserve HMS Bonaventure Commander-in-Chief of ships in the Straits HMS Hampton Court |
Captain Henry Priestman (ca. 1647 - 20 August 1712) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1695 to 1698.
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Priestman joined the Royal Navy in 1672 and his first command was the fourth-rate HMS Antelope.[1] In August 1673 he was promoted to the command of the sixth-rate HMS Richmond.[1] In a time of relative peace he saw no action and went to the Mediterranean in 1675 in command of the sixth-rate HMS Lark.[1] In January 1678 he was appointed to the fifth-rate HMS Swan, and later in the year returned to HMS Antelope.[1] In 1681, he commanded the fourth-rate HMS Reserve, and in May 1683 was appointed to the fourth-rate HMS Bonaventure.[1] Soon after he was appointed Commodore and Commander-in-Chief of ships in the Straits.[1] In 1688, he was placed in command of the third-rate HMS Hampton Court and after the Glorious Revolution, to which he was sympathetic, he became Comptroller of the Storekeeper's Accounts in 1689.[1]
Priestman was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for New Shoreham in 1695 and held the seat until 1698.[2] He joined the Board of Admiralty led by the Earl of Pembroke in June 1690[3] and was advanced to First Naval Lord in January 1691.[4] Priestman left the Admiralty Board in May 1699, following the departure from office of his friend, the Earl of Orford, who was highly criticised for financial abuse.[5] Priestman died on 20 August 1712, aged 65; there is a monument to him in Westminster Abbey.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Story of Shoreham". http://shoreham.adur.org.uk/images/storyofshoreham/storyshoreham_0120.htm. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)}[better source needed] }}
- ↑ "Sainty, JC, Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660-1870, Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870 (1975), pp. 18-31.". http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=16652. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ↑ Rodger, p. 34
- ↑ Charnock, John. Biographia Navalis. https://books.google.com/books?id=_eY1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA402&lpg=PA402&dq=%22Henry+Priestman%22+navy&source=bl&ots=yj-en_yLiJ&sig=P4jCNioBMknLygMzMmyXKZ2ZPNE&hl=en&ei=GbrSTLzVIY-SjAe00M30DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBAQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=%22Henry%20Priestman%22%20navy&f=false. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Henry Priestman". Westminster Abbey. http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/henry-priestman. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
Sources[]
- Rodger, N.A.M. (1979). The Admiralty. Offices of State. Lavenham: T. Dalton Ltd. ISBN 0900963948.
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