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Title	Admiral (RN)
Official Number	(na)

Birth	22/02/1722	Death	00/03/1796
Place	Kirk Deighton	Place	(nk)
Area	West Yorkshire	Area	Buckinghamshire
Country	England	Country	England

Titles	Baronet Palliser (1st)
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Biography
He was court martialled for insubordination and was subsequently acquitted of all charges in a "packed" court. He was appointed as Governor of Greenwich Hospital 1782. He was appointed Governor of Newfoundland and arrived April 18, 1764. Early in his term, Palliser addressed the French fishery in Newfoundland. The English believed they were entitled to fish on the French Treaty Shore, which the French strongly disputed. There were also problems in the disputed waters between Newfoundland and St. Pierre and Miquelon. Palliser had to keep the French within the limits set by the Treaty of Paris, and keep the English from disrupting them. He also demanded that no French warships were to enter Newfoundland waters. He prohibited the French from building boats in Newfoundland and from staying over the winter. When he discovered the French fishing on the southern shore, he sent a warning to the governor of St. Pierre and Miquelon, Francois-Gabriel d'Angeac. Concerned by the growth of settlement and the decline of the migratory fishery. Palliser also encouraged the migratory fishery at Labrador, which had been placed under Newfoundland jurisdiction in 1763. He encouraged the Moravian Brethren to establish a mission to the Labrador Inuit. He spent much of the 1767 summer in Labrador, trying to make peace with the Inuit. Palliser left Newfoundland in 1768. He is further remembered for the Act for the Encouragement of the Ship Fishery, otherwise known as "Palliser's Act", passed in 1775.

Biography

He was court martialled for insubordination and was subsequently acquitted of all charges in a "packed" court. He was appointed as Governor of Greenwich Hospital 1782. He was appointed Governor of Newfoundland and arrived April 18, 1764. Early in his term, Palliser addressed the French fishery in Newfoundland. The English believed they were entitled to fish on the French Treaty Shore, which the French strongly disputed. There were also problems in the disputed waters between Newfoundland and St. Pierre and Miquelon. Palliser had to keep the French within the limits set by the Treaty of Paris, and keep the English from disrupting them. He also demanded that no French warships were to enter Newfoundland waters. He prohibited the French from building boats in Newfoundland and from staying over the winter. When he discovered the French fishing on the southern shore, he sent a warning to the governor of St. Pierre and Miquelon, Francois-Gabriel d'Angeac. Concerned by the growth of settlement and the decline of the migratory fishery. Palliser also encouraged the migratory fishery at Labrador, which had been placed under Newfoundland jurisdiction in 1763. He encouraged the Moravian Brethren to establish a mission to the Labrador Inuit. He spent much of the 1767 summer in Labrador, trying to make peace with the Inuit. Palliser left Newfoundland in 1768. He is further remembered for the Act for the Encouragement of the Ship Fishery, otherwise known as "Palliser's Act", passed in 1775.

Military Service
He entered the Royal Navy in 1735, serving in HMS Aldborough, his uncle's ship, at age eleven. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN in 1741. He was appointed as a Commander RN in 1746. After 1749 he was commanding several ships during the War of the Austrian Succession. He commanded the Eagle during the Seven Years War, and HMS Shrewsbury at the siege of Quebec. In 1762, Palliser was sent to Newfoundland to expel the French, who had captured St. John's, but arrived the day after the French surrendered. He was appointed as Governor and Commander-in-Chief Newfoundland 1762-66. He was appointed as a Captain RN. He was appointed as the Comptroller of the Navy in 1770. He was created a baronet in 1773 and elected as a Member of Parliament in 1774. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral RN in 1775. He was appointed as a Lord of the Admiralty in 1778. He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral RN in 1778. (He resigned). He was appointed as a Admiral (Retired) RN in 1787.

Military Service

He entered the Royal Navy in 1735, serving in HMS Aldborough, his uncle's ship, at age eleven. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN in 1741. He was appointed as a Commander RN in 1746. After 1749 he was commanding several ships during the War of the Austrian Succession. He commanded the Eagle during the Seven Years War, and HMS Shrewsbury at the siege of Quebec. In 1762, Palliser was sent to Newfoundland to expel the French, who had captured St. John's, but arrived the day after the French surrendered. He was appointed as Governor and Commander-in-Chief Newfoundland 1762-66. He was appointed as a Captain RN. He was appointed as the Comptroller of the Navy in 1770. He was created a baronet in 1773 and elected as a Member of Parliament in 1774. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral RN in 1775. He was appointed as a Lord of the Admiralty in 1778. He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral RN in 1778. (He resigned). He was appointed as a Admiral (Retired) RN in 1787.

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MacFarlane, John M. (1994);
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