Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet
| Sir Andrew Hamond, Bt | |
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Sir Andrew Hamond
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| Born | 17 December 1738 Blackheath (London), England |
| Died |
12 September 1828 (aged 89) Terrington Clement, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held | Nore Command |
Captain Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, 1st Baronet (17 December 1738 – 12 September 1828) was a British naval officer and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1781 to 1782.
Born in Blackheath, London, England, the son of Robert Hamond and Susannah Snape, he joined the Royal Navy in 1753 and served during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution. In 1765, he was made a Commander and a Captain in 1770.
During the American Revolution he commanded North American station in the Expedition to the Chesapeake (1777) and commanded a warship during the defence of Sandy Hook in 1778, for which he was knighted.
Hamond was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia in 1781, administering Nova Scotia in the absence of Governor Francis Legge who had been recalled to England, but not replaced, some years before. He ordered troops to end the Raid on Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1782). He had expected to be named Legge's successor but John Parr was named to the position instead. Offended, Hamond resigned as lieutenant-governor soon after Parr's arrival.
In 1783, Hamond was awarded a baronetcy. He became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1785 and Comptroller of the Navy from 1794 to his death. He also was a member of the Court for the Court-Martial of the crew members captured on Tahiti who were involved in the Mutiny on the Bounty.
From 1796 to 1806, he was a Member of Parliament for Ipswich. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1797.
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