See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

HOME RIGGS See also:

• SIR HOME RIGGS POPHAM (1762-1820)
• POPHAM, SIR JOHN (c. 1531-1607)

POPHAM (1762-1820)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, was the son of See also:

• STEPHEN
• STEPHEN (1097?-1154)
• STEPHEN (ISTVAN) BATHORY (1533-1586)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES (1789-1859)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES FITZJAMES, BART
• STEPHEN, SIR LESLIE (1832-1904)

Stephen See also:

• POPHAM, SIR HOME RIGGS (1762-1820)
• POPHAM, SIR JOHN (c. 1531-1607)

Popham, See also:

• CONSUL
• CONSUL (in Gr. generally ihraros,ashortened form of errpavgybs 8hraeos, i.e. praetor maximus)

consul at See also:

• TETUAN (TETTAwAN)

Tetuan, and was his See also:

• MOTHER

mother's twenty-first See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child . He entered the See also:

• NAVY

navy in 1778, and served with the See also:

• FLAG (or " FLAGGE," a common Teutonic word in this sense, but apparently first recorded in English)

flag of See also:

• RODNEY, GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY, BARON (1718—1792)

Rodney till the end of the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war . In 1783 he was promoted See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant, and was for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time engaged on survey service on the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa . Between 1787 and 1793 he was engaged in a curious See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of adventures of a commercial nature in the Eastern See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea—sailing first for the Imperial See also:

• OSTEND (Flemish and French Ostende)

Ostend See also:

• COMPANY

Company, and then in a See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel which he See also:

• PURCHASED

purchased and in See also:

• PART

part loaded himself . During this time he took several surveys and rendered some services to the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India Company, which were officially acknowledged; but in 1793 his See also:

• SHIP

ship was seized, partlyon the ground that he was carrying See also:

• CONTRABAND (Fr. contrebande, from contra, against, and bannum, Low Lat. for " proclamation ")

contraband and partly because he was infringing the East India Company's See also:

• MONOPOLY (Gr. govomeXla or govoircaXwv, exclusive sale, from govds, alone, and irwXeiv, to sell)

monopoly . His loss was put at £70,000, and he was entangled in litigation . In 1805 he obtained See also:

• COMPENSATION (from Lat. compensare, to weigh one thing against another)

compensation to the amount of £25,000 . The See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case was a hard one, for he was undoubtedly sailing with the knowledge of officials in India . While this dispute was going on Popham had resumed his career as a See also:

• NAVAL

naval officer . He served with the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army under the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York in See also:

• FLANDERS (Flem. Vlaanderen)

Flanders as " See also:

• SUPERINTENDENT

superintendent of Inland See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

Navigation " and won his confidence . The See also:

• PROTECTION

protection of the duke was exercised with so much effect that Popham was promoted See also:

• COMMANDER

commander in 1794 and See also:

• POST

post See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain in 1795 . He was now engaged for years in co-operating in a naval capacity with the troops of See also:

• GREAT

Great See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain and her See also:

• ALLIES, THOMAS WILLIAM (1813-1903)

allies .

In the Red Sea he was engaged in transporting the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian troops employed in the See also:

• EXPULSION (Lat. expulsio, from expellere)

expulsion of the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French from See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt . His bills for the repair of his ship at See also:

• CALCUTTA

Calcutta were made the excuse for an attack on him and for charging him with the amount . It was just the time of the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general reform of the See also:

• DOCKYARDS

dockyards, and there was much suspicion in the See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air . It was also the case that St See also:

• VINCENT (or VINCENTIUS), ST
• VINCENT, GEORGE (1796-1831?)
• VINCENT, MARY ANN (1818-1887)

Vincent did not like Popham, and that See also:

• BENJAMIN
• BENJAMIN, JUDAHPHILIP (1811-1884)

Benjamin See also:

• TUCKER, ABRAHAM (1705-1774)
• TUCKER, JOSIAH (1712-1799)

Tucker (1762-1829), secretary to the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

admiralty, who had been the admiral's secretary, was his creature and See also:

• SYCOPHANT (Gr. aveoOv'rns)

sycophant . Popham was not the See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man to be snuffed out without an effort . He brought his case before See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

Parliament, and was able to prove that there had been, if not deliberate dishonesty, at least the very grossest carelessness on the part of his assailants . In 18o6 he co-operated with See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David See also:

• BAIRD, HENRY MARTYN (1832—1906)
• BAIRD, JAMES (1802—1876)
• BAIRD, SIR DAVID (1757—1829)
• BAIRD, SPENCER FULLERTON (1823--1887)

Baird in the occupation of the Cape . He then persuaded the authorities that, as the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish Colonies were discontented, it would be easy to promote a rising in Buenos Ayres . The See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt was made with Popham's See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron and 1400 soldiers; but the Spanish colonists, though discontented, were not disposed to accept British help, which would in all See also:

• PROBABILITY (Lat. probabilis, probable or credible)

probability have been made an excuse for establishing dominion . They See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose on the soldiers who landed, and took them prisoners . Popham was recalled, and censured by a See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court See also:

• MARTIAL (MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS)

martial for leaving his station; but the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

City of See also:

• LONDON

London presented him with a See also:

• SWORD (0. Eng. sweord; ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning to wound)

sword of See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour for his endeavours to " open new markets," and the See also:

• SENTENCE (Lat. sententia, a way of thinking, opinion, judgment; vote, sentire, to feel, think)

sentence did him no harm . He held other commands in connexion with the movements of troops, was promoted See also:

• REAR

rear admiral in 1814, and made K.C.B. in 1815 .

He died at See also:

• CHELTENHAM

Cheltenham on the loth of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 182o, leaving a large See also:

• FAMILY

family . Popham was one of the most scientific See also:

• SEAMEN, LAWS RELATING TO

seamen of his time . He did much useful, survey See also:

• WORK

work, and was the author of the See also:

• CODE (Lat. codex)

code of signals adopted by the admiralty in 1803 and used for many years .