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Bridport, Viscount (GB, 1800 - 1814)

Creation: let.pat. 16 Jun 1800

Extinct: 3 May 1814

Family name: Hood

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Arms:

Azure a Fret Argent on a Chief Or three Crescents Sable

Crest:

A Cornish Chough proper supporting with the dexter claw an Anchor Or

Supporters:

Dexter:  Neptune proper mantled Vert supporting with the left arm a Trident and resting the right upon an Anchor Or;  Sinister:  A Sea-lion Argent supporting with the sinister paw an Anchor Or

Motto:

 Steady

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Alexander [Hood], 1st Baron Bridport later 1st Viscount Bridport, KB

yr. brother of Samuel [Hood], 1st Viscount Hood, and 2nd son of Rev Samuel Hood, Vicar of Butleigh, co. Somerset, and later of Thorncombe, co. Devon, by his wife Mary Hoskyns, dau. of Richard Hoskyns, of Beaminster, co. Dorset

born

2 Dec 1726

mar. (1)

1761 Mary West (d. 12 Sep 1786), dau. of Rev Richard West DD, Prebendary of Winchester, by his wife Mary Temple, sister of Richard [Temple], 1st Viscount Cobham, and Hester Temple, suo jure Countess Temple, and 3rd dau. of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Bt., of Stowe, co. Buckingham

mar. (2)

26 Jun 1788 Mary Sophia Bray (b. c. 1746;  d. 18 Feb 1831), only surv. dau. and hrss. of Thomas Bray, of Edmonton, co. Middlesex, by his third wife Elizabeth Sadlier, dau. and hrss. of John Sadlier

died

s.p. 3 May 1814

created

14 Nov 1794 Baron Bridport, with a special remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to Samuel Hood, second son of his nephew Henry Hood, of Catherington, co. Hampshire, remainder to the heirs male of the body of his uncle Alexander Hood, of Mosterton, co. Dorset, dec'd., both in like manner [Peerage of Ireland]

13 Jun 1796 Baron Bridport, of Cricket St Thomas in the County of Somerset [Peerage of Great Britain]

16 Jun 1800 Viscount Bridport, of Cricket St Thomas in the County of Somerset

note

entered the Royal Navy, Lieut 1746;  Commander and Post Capt 1756;  captured two French ships of war in Hyeres Bay 1757;  Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital 1766-99;  Rear Admiral 1780;  re-captured an English man-of-war, HMS Warwick, 1781;  distinguished himself in the relief of Gibraltar under Lord Howe 1782;  Member of Parliament (Tory) for Bridgwater 1784-90 and for Buckingham 1790-96;  Vice Admiral 1787;  Knight of the Bath 1788;  Rear Admiral of Great Britain 1790-96;  Admiral of the Blue 1794 and of the White 1795;  second-in-command on HMS Royal George under Lord  Howe 1794;  with a superior force gained a partial victory over the French fleet off Port L'Orient 1795;  Vice Admiral of Great Britain 1796-1801 and of the United Kingdom 1801-14;  Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet 1797-1800;  Lieut General of Marines 1799-1800 and General of Marines 1800-14;  Admiral of the Red 1805

On the death of the 1st Viscount Bridport the Great British Viscountcy and Barony of Bridport became extinct, but the Irish Barony of Bridport devolved in accordance with the special remainder.

First written 6 Mar 2012

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