Richard Haddock (1673-1751)

Richard Haddock
Born 1673
Died 1751
Allegiance  Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Rank Captain
Commands held HMS Resolution

Captain Richard Haddock (1673–1751) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.

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] Haddock Junior inherited from his father a house at Mile End and a property in Soham in Cambridgeshire.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Correspondence of the Family of Haddock 1657 1719" by Edward Maunde Thompson
  2. ↑ Historical Autographs
  3. ↑ Admiral Sir Richard Haddock at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Military offices
Preceded by
James Mighells		 Comptroller of the Navy
1722–1733 		Succeeded by
Savage Mostyn
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