Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Baronet

Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Baronet
Born	c. 1729
Died	5 January 1812
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Boreas North American Station
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Admiral Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Baronet (c. 1729 – 5 January 1812) was a British naval commander.

Naval career

Hughes was probably born in London, England, and entered the Portsmouth Naval Academy in 1739. He served on a number of ships in various locations during his naval career, including HMS Boreas from 1763 to 1766. It is known that Hughes was in Canada in 1778, as he was appointed resident commissioner of the Halifax dockyard. This appointment was short, as by August of the same year he became lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, succeeding Mariot Arbuthnot in that position. During his tenure, the main concern was the protection of the Province. In 1779, he succeeded his father as Baronet. He was followed in the position of lieutenant governor by Sir Andrew Hamond in 1781.

In 1782 Hughes was second-in-command under Lord Howe at the Relief of Gibraltar. Then in 1789 he became Commander-in-Chief, North American Station.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

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Government offices
Preceded by Mariot Arbuthnot	Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia 1778-1781	Succeeded by Sir Andrew Hamond
Military offices
Preceded by Sir Herbert Sawyer	Commander-in-Chief, North American Station 1789–1792	Succeeded by George Murray
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Richard Hughes	Baronet (of East Bergholt) 1779–1812	Succeeded by Robert Hughes