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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1752|07|9}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1752|07|9}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Saltash|St Stephens by Saltash]], Cornwall, | | birth_place = [[Saltash|St Stephens by Saltash]], Cornwall, England | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1822|10|2|1752|07|9}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1822|10|2|1752|07|9}} | ||
| death_place = [[Loders]], Dorset, | | death_place = [[Loders]], Dorset, England | ||
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| occupation = Politician, Colonial administrator. | | occupation = Politician, Colonial administrator. | ||
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'''Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet''', [[Privy Councillor|PC]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (9 July 1752 – 2 October 1822)<ref name="Sparrow n.d.">Sparrow (n.d.)</ref> was a | '''Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet''', [[Privy Councillor|PC]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (9 July 1752 – 2 October 1822)<ref name="Sparrow n.d.">Sparrow (n.d.)</ref> was a British politician and colonial administrator. He was the first of the [[Nepean Baronets]]. | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Nepean was born at St. Stephens near [[Saltash]], [[Cornwall]], the second of three sons of Nicholas Nepean, an innkeeper, and his second wife, Margaret Jones. His father was [[Cornish people|Cornish]] and his mother was from [[South Wales]].<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/> The name "Nepean" is thought to come from the village of [[Nanpean]] ("the head of the valley"), in Cornwall. | Nepean was born at St. Stephens near [[Saltash]], [[Cornwall]], the second of three sons of Nicholas Nepean, an innkeeper, and his second wife, Margaret Jones. His father was [[Cornish people|Cornish]] and his mother was from [[South Wales]].<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/> The name "Nepean" is thought to come from the village of [[Nanpean]] ("the head of the valley"), in Cornwall. | ||
Nepean married Margaret Skinner, the only daughter of Capt. William Skinner, on 6 June 1782 at the Garrison Church at [[Greenwich]]. They had eight children,<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/> including Sir Molyneux Hyde Nepean, 2nd Bt., and Maj.-Gen. William Nepean, whose daughter Anna Maria Nepean married General Sir [[William Parke]]. Their youngest child, Rev. Canon Evan Nepean, became the [[Canon (priest)|Canon]] of [[Westminster Abbey|Westminster]] and a [[Ecclesiastical Household|Chaplain in Ordinary]] to [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]. His son [[Charles Nepean|Charles]] was a [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] county cricketer who also played [[association football|football]].<ref name=Times160374>{{Cite newspaper The Times | | Nepean married Margaret Skinner, the only daughter of Capt. William Skinner, on 6 June 1782 at the Garrison Church at [[Greenwich]]. They had eight children,<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/> including Sir Molyneux Hyde Nepean, 2nd Bt., and Maj.-Gen. William Nepean, whose daughter Anna Maria Nepean married General Sir [[William Parke (British Army officer)|William Parke]]. Their youngest child, Rev. Canon Evan Nepean, became the [[Canon (priest)|Canon]] of [[Westminster Abbey|Westminster]] and a [[Ecclesiastical Household|Chaplain in Ordinary]] to [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]. His son [[Charles Nepean|Charles]] was a [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] county cricketer who also played [[association football|football]].<ref name=Times160374>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Association Challenge Cup |date=16 March 1874 |page=5 |issue=27951 |column=E}}</ref> Other descendants of Nepean include actors [[Hugh Grant]] (born 1960) and [[Thomas Brodie-Sangster]] (born 1990), who by chance both appeared in the same film, ''[[Love Actually]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fynvola Susan MacLean |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p18289.htm#i182887 |publisher=The Peerage.com|access-date=19 February 2011|date=26 January 2006}}{{Unreliable source?|failed=y |date=August 2012}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]--></ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Nepean entered the [[Royal Navy]] on 28 December 1773, serving on {{HMS|Boyne|1766|6}} as a clerk to Capt. Hartwell. He was promoted to purser in 1775. During the [[American Revolutionary War]] he served as secretary to Admiral [[Molyneux Shuldham]], in [[Boston]] in 1776 and again at [[Plymouth]] (1777–78). From 1780 to 1782 he was Purser on {{HMS|Foudroyant|1758|6}} for Captain [[John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent|John Jervis]] (later Lord St. Vincent).<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/> | Nepean entered the [[Royal Navy]] on 28 December 1773, serving on {{HMS|Boyne|1766|6}} as a clerk to Capt. Hartwell. He was promoted to purser in 1775. During the [[American Revolutionary War]] he served as secretary to Admiral [[Molyneux Shuldham]], in [[Boston]] in 1776 and again at [[Plymouth]] (1777–78). From 1780 to 1782 he was Purser on {{HMS|Foudroyant|1758|6}} for Captain [[John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent|John Jervis]] (later Lord St. Vincent).<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/> | ||
On 3 March 1782 (aged only 29) he was appointed | On 3 March 1782 (aged only 29) he was appointed [[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department]]. In this position, he came to have responsibility for naval and political intelligence which led to him running a network of spies across Europe. {{sfn|Knight|2013|p=6-13}} He served there until December 1791, when he became [[Under-Secretary of State for War]] in 1794, [[Secretary to the Admiralty|Secretary to the Board of Admiralty]] 1795–1804, [[Chief Secretary for Ireland]] 1804–1805, [[Commissioner of the Admiralty]], and then [[Governor of Bombay]] 1812–1819. | ||
He was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Queenborough]] from 1796 till 1802, then moving to [[Bridport (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridport]] where he remained until 1812. The [[Bridport Town Hall]], designed by architect [[William Tyler (architect)|William Tyler]] RA, was given a clock tower with [[cupola]], in about 1805, by Sir Evan.<ref name=PS>{{PastScape |num=450130 |desc=Town Hall |access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> He was made a [[baronet]] in 1802 and was admitted to the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom]] in 1804.<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/> | He was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Queenborough]] from 1796 till 1802, then moving to [[Bridport (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridport]] where he remained until 1812. The [[Bridport Town Hall]], designed by architect [[William Tyler (architect)|William Tyler]] RA, was given a clock tower with [[cupola]], in about 1805, by Sir Evan.<ref name=PS>{{PastScape |num=450130 |desc=Town Hall |access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> He was made a [[baronet]] in 1802 and was admitted to the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom]] in 1804.<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/> | ||
In 1820 he was made a member of the [[Royal Society]]. In 1822 he was appointed [[High Sheriff of Dorset|Sheriff of Dorset]] but died in office the same year at his estate at [[Loders]].<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/><ref> | In 1820 he was made a member of the [[Royal Society]]. In 1822 he was appointed [[High Sheriff of Dorset|Sheriff of Dorset]] but died in office the same year at his estate at [[Loders]].<ref name="Sparrow n.d."/><ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/nepean-evan-2504|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter=Nepean, Evan (1752–1822)|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University}}</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
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Sir Evan Nepean | |
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| Governor of Bombay | |
| In office 1812–1819 | |
| Preceded by | George Brown |
| Succeeded by | Mountstuart Elphinstone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1752 St Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 2 October 1822 (aged 70) Loders, Dorset, England |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Skinner |
| Children | 8, including Charles Nepean |
| Parent(s) | Nicholas Nepean |
| Occupation | Politician, Colonial administrator. |
Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet, PC FRS (9 July 1752 – 2 October 1822)[1] was a British politician and colonial administrator. He was the first of the Nepean Baronets.
Family
Nepean was born at St. Stephens near Saltash, Cornwall, the second of three sons of Nicholas Nepean, an innkeeper, and his second wife, Margaret Jones. His father was Cornish and his mother was from South Wales.[1] The name "Nepean" is thought to come from the village of Nanpean ("the head of the valley"), in Cornwall.
Nepean married Margaret Skinner, the only daughter of Capt. William Skinner, on 6 June 1782 at the Garrison Church at Greenwich. They had eight children,[1] including Sir Molyneux Hyde Nepean, 2nd Bt., and Maj.-Gen. William Nepean, whose daughter Anna Maria Nepean married General Sir William Parke. Their youngest child, Rev. Canon Evan Nepean, became the Canon of Westminster and a Chaplain in Ordinary to Queen Victoria. His son Charles was a Middlesex county cricketer who also played football.[2] Other descendants of Nepean include actors Hugh Grant (born 1960) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 1990), who by chance both appeared in the same film, Love Actually.[3]
Career
Nepean entered the Royal Navy on 28 December 1773, serving on HMS Boyne as a clerk to Capt. Hartwell. He was promoted to purser in 1775. During the American Revolutionary War he served as secretary to Admiral Molyneux Shuldham, in Boston in 1776 and again at Plymouth (1777–78). From 1780 to 1782 he was Purser on HMS Foudroyant for Captain John Jervis (later Lord St. Vincent).[1]
On 3 March 1782 (aged only 29) he was appointed Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department. In this position, he came to have responsibility for naval and political intelligence which led to him running a network of spies across Europe. [4] He served there until December 1791, when he became Under-Secretary of State for War in 1794, Secretary to the Board of Admiralty 1795–1804, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1804–1805, Commissioner of the Admiralty, and then Governor of Bombay 1812–1819.
He was Member of Parliament for Queenborough from 1796 till 1802, then moving to Bridport where he remained until 1812. The Bridport Town Hall, designed by architect William Tyler RA, was given a clock tower with cupola, in about 1805, by Sir Evan.[5] He was made a baronet in 1802 and was admitted to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1804.[1]
In 1820 he was made a member of the Royal Society. In 1822 he was appointed Sheriff of Dorset but died in office the same year at his estate at Loders.[1][6]
Legacy
Places named after Evan Nepean include:
- Australia - the Nepean River in New South Wales, the Nepean Highway and Point Nepean both in Victoria, Nepean Bay in South Australia and Nepean Island in the external territory of Norfolk Island.
- Canada - the former city of Nepean, Ontario,[7] Nepean Point, Nepean Bay.[8]
- India - the Nepean Road and Nepean Sea Road in Mumbai.
Arms
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Sparrow (n.d.)
- ↑ "The Association Challenge Cup". The Times. No. 27951. London. 16 March 1874. col E, p. 5.
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl (26 January 2006). "Fynvola Susan MacLean". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 19 February 2011.[unreliable source]
- ↑ Knight 2013, p. 6-13.
- ↑ Template:PastScape
- ↑ "Nepean, Evan (1752–1822)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ↑ "Courageous settlers first located in Carleton back in 1818". Ottawa Citizen. 28 April 1953. pp. A20. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Nepean...Who's Nepean?". Ottawa Citizen. 17 August 1967. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
Sources
- Knight, Roger (2013). Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793-1815. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-1-846-14177-5.
- Sparrow, Elizabeth. Nepean, Sir Evan. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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