Name Mark Milbanke Service/branch Royal Navy | Rank Admiral | |
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Great Britain and Ireland Commands held HMS Serpent
Portsmouth Command Died June 9, 1805, London, United Kingdom | ||
Admiral Mark Milbanke (12 April 1724 – 9 June 1805) was a British naval officer and colonial governor.
Military career
Born the son of Sir Ralph Milbanke Bt, Mark Milbanke graduated from the Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth in 1740. He was made Lieutenant in 1744 and in 1746 was given command of HMS Serpent. He became Port Admiral at Plymouth in 1783.
In 1789, Milbanke was appointed governor of Newfoundland. In the years when settlement was prohibited on the Island of Newfoundland, Milbanke did his best to enforce this prohibition. He did so by demolishing buildings, and by limiting the number of Irish people immigrating to Newfoundland. He also refused to allow the building of a Roman Catholic chapel at Ferryland.
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1799.
His honorary appointments included Admiral of the White from 1795. In 1805 he fell over the banisters at his home and died from his injuries.