Richard Dorrill

Richard Dorill (c.1719 – January 1, 1762) naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland, died Bath, England.

Dorill joined the Royal Navy in 1732 and was appointed Governor of Newfoundland in May 1755. He upheld Britain's commands regarding its inhabitants and his intolerance of the Irish Catholic. He had a Roman Catholic priest arrested for officiating at mass in Harbour Grace.

Service history:

1732 joined the Royal Navy,
1739 promoted lieutenant
1744 served off Toulon in action against the French and Spanish,
1746 captain of the Jamaica,
1755 commander of the Penzance,
1755 commander-in-chief and governor of Newfoundland,
1756 commander of the Royal George at Deptford,

External link

Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador

Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Political offices
Preceded by Hugh Bonfoy	Governor of Newfoundland 1755 — 1755	Succeeded by Richard Edwards

Governors of Newfoundland

Lieutenant Governors (1949-present)
Walsh • Outerbridge • Macpherson • O'Dea • Harnum • Winter • Paddon • McGrath • Russell • House • Roberts

Commission Governors (1934-1949)
Anderson • Walwyn • MacDonald

Dominion Governors (1907-1934)
MacGregor • Williams • Davidson • Harris • Allardyce • Middleton • Anderson

Colonial Governors (1855-1907)
Darling • Bannerman • Musgrave • Hill • Glover • Maxse • Glover • Des Vœux • Blake • O'Brien • Murray • McCallum • Boyle • MacGregor

Civil Governors (1825-1855)
Cochrane • Prescott • Harvey • Law • Le Merchant • Hamilton

Commodore-Governors (1729-1825)
Osborn • Clinton • Falkingham • Muskerry • Lee • Vanbrugh • Medley • Smith • Byng • Smith • Hardy • Edwards • Douglas • Watson • Rodney • Drake • Bonfoy • Dorrill • Edwards • Webb • Graves • Palliser • Byron • Shuldham • Duff • Montagu • Edwards • Campbell • Elliot • Milbanke • King • Wallace • Waldegrave • Pole • Gambier • Gower • Holloway • Duckworth • Keats • Pickmore • Hamilton

French Gouverneurs (1655-1713)
de Kéréon • Gargot • du Perron • dit Lafontaine • Palme • Pioppe • Parat • de Costebelle • de Brouillan • de Monic • de Subercase • de Costebelle

Proprietary Governors (1610-1728)
Guy • Mason • Hayman • Whitbourne • Tanfield • Wynne • Aston • Calvert • Baltimore • Hill • Kirke • Treworgie

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Richard Dorrill

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