Charles Hardy

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Sir Charles Hardy, 1780

Sir Charles Hardy (* around 1714 in Portsmouth , Hampshire , England ; † May 18, 1780 ibid) was a British naval officer and colonial governor of the province of New York from 1755 to 1758 .

Life

Charles Hardy was the son of a Vice Admiral. Since 1731 he was a member of the British Navy, although his career was promoted by his father. On August 10, 1741 he was promoted to captain. He was given command of the ship HMS Rye . He spent the next three years as the captain of this ship, which operated on the east coast of what is now the United States. In 1744 he was named Commodore Governor of the Newfoundland Colony . But he could not take up this office. After 63 days in stormy seas, he broke off his journey there. For this he was accused of refusing to give orders. There was a military trial, but Hardy was acquitted.

In 1745 he was given command of the ship HMS Torrington , which was part of an escort convoy from Gibraltar to Louisbourg in Novia Scotia. Then he was deployed off the coasts of Spain and Portugal. In 1755 he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor . In the same year he was appointed the new colonial governor of the province of New York. James De Lancey had held this post since the suicide of Danvers Osborne . At that time he was also promoted to Rear Admiral. The Seven Years War began during his time as colonial governor of New York . From 1758 Hardy took an active part in the war as an admiral. His post as colonial governor went provisionally to De Lancey again. In 1762, Hardy was promoted to Vice Admiral. Between 1764 and 1768 he was a member of the British Parliament. From 1771 he headed the Greenwich Hospital in London , a home for former Royal Navy marines. In 1779 he was called back to active service as commander of the British Canal Fleet. He died on May 18, 1780 in his native Portsmouth. His brother Josiah Hardy (1715-1790) was from 1761 to 1763 colonial governor of New Jersey.

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SURNAME Hardy, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Governor of the English colony of New York
DATE OF BIRTH around 1714
PLACE OF BIRTH Portsmouth , England
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1780
Place of death Portsmouth , England