Governor of Duncannon Fort

The Governor of Duncannon Fort was a military officer who commanded the garrison at Duncannon in County Wexford. In later years the post became a sinecure and was abolished on the death of the last holder in 1835. List of governors

Sir Cary Reynolds Sir John Brockett Sir John Dowdall 1604–1606: Sir Josias BodleyJ. J. N. McGurk, ‘Bodley, Sir Josias (c.1550–1617)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 16 April 2014 1606–1646: Laurence Esmonde, 1st Baron Esmonde Thomas Roche 1649–1650: Edward Wogan 1650–1654: Maj. Overstreet 1654–1659: Capt. Betts (Bates) 1659–: Col. Simon Rugeley 1690–1698: Sir James Jefferyes 1698–1711: Toby Purcell 1711–1728: Robert Stearne 1728–1735: Philip HonywoodA. A. Hanham, ‘Honywood, Sir Philip (c.1677–1752)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, May 2006 accessed 16 April 2014 1735–1740: Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart 1741–1751: Gervais ParkerThe Gentleman's Magazine, vol. XVIII, November 1748, p. 508. 1751–1767: John Leslie, 10th Earl of RothesWar Office: Printed Annual Army Lists (WO 65) 1768–1782: Lord Robert Bertie 1782–1795: James Johnston 1795–1802: Sir Robert Sloper 1802–1814: Ralph Dundas 1814–1835: Sir John Hamilton

See also Siege of Duncannon References