Dorill joined the Royal Navy in 1732 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1739. He served off Toulon in action against the French and Spanish in 1744. Promoted to captain he was given command of the sloopHMS Jamaica in 1746 and of the frigate HMS Penzance in 1755.[1] He was appointed Governor of Newfoundland in May 1755. He upheld Britain's commands regarding its inhabitants and his intolerance of the Irish Catholic. He had a Roman Catholic priest arrested for officiating at mass in Harbour Grace.[1] He went on to take command of the first-rateHMS Royal George at Deptford in 1756.[1]
^ abcGodfrey, Michael (1974). "Dorill, Richard". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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richard, dorrill, richard, dorill, 1719, january, 1762, naval, officer, colonial, governor, newfoundland, died, bath, england, bornc, 1719died1, january, 1762, aged, allegiance, kingdom, great, britainservice, branch, royal, navyrankcommodorecommands, heldhms,. Richard Dorill c 1719 1 January 1762 was a naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland died in Bath England Richard DorrillBornc 1719Died1 January 1762 aged 42 43 Allegiance Kingdom of Great BritainService wbr branch Royal NavyRankCommodoreCommands heldHMS JamaicaHMS PenzanceHMS Royal George Contents 1 Naval career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksNaval career editDorill joined the Royal Navy in 1732 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1739 He served off Toulon in action against the French and Spanish in 1744 Promoted to captain he was given command of the sloop HMS Jamaica in 1746 and of the frigate HMS Penzance in 1755 1 He was appointed Governor of Newfoundland in May 1755 He upheld Britain s commands regarding its inhabitants and his intolerance of the Irish Catholic He had a Roman Catholic priest arrested for officiating at mass in Harbour Grace 1 He went on to take command of the first rate HMS Royal George at Deptford in 1756 1 See also editGovernors of Newfoundland List of people from Newfoundland and LabradorReferences edit a b c Godfrey Michael 1974 Dorill Richard In Halpenny Francess G ed Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol III 1741 1770 online ed University of Toronto Press External links editBiography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and LabradorPolitical officesPreceded byHugh Bonfoy Governor of Newfoundland1755 1755 Succeeded byRichard Edwards nbsp nbsp This article about a Canadian viceroy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Dorrill amp oldid 1056773933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
