The Governor of Upnor Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Upnor Castle, part of the defenses of the Medway estuary. Upnor became largely obsolete as a fortress after 1668, but it continued to serve as a magazine and ordnance facility until 1945.
Governors of Upnor ?–1694: Robert Mynors Esq. 1695–1696: Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet 1697: Edward Rouse ?–1711: Edward Hastings 1711–1733: John Webb bef. 1756–1775: William Deane 1775–1778: James Murray 1778–1784: William Brown 1784–1796: Paulus Aemilius Irving 1796–1815: Jeffrey Amherst 1816–1835: Alexander Lawrence
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