Captain Edward Henry Columbine (2 July 1763 – 18 June 1811) was an English naval officer and hydrographer who served as Governor of Sierra Leone from 12 February 1810 – May 1811.
Edward Henry Columbine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 July 1763 Westminster |
| Died | 18 June 1811 HMS Crocodile, at sea |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1778–1811 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | HMS Resolution HMS Ulysses West Africa Squadron HMS Solebay HMS Crocodile |
| Known for | Hydrography Anti-slavery operations |
| Battles / wars | |
| Alma mater | The King's School, Canterbury |
| Spouse(s) |
Anna Maria Starr (m. 1787)Anne Curry (m. 1801–1810) |
Columbine was given command of HMS Resolution in 1792–1796 and participated in the Battle of Genoa, 14 March 1795.[1]
Columbine had already been appointed alongside William Dawes and Thomas Ludlam to carry out a review of the forts and Settlements in British West Africa when Lord Castlereagh asked him to take over a governor of Sierra Leone from Thomas Perronet Thompson.[2] Whilst Dawes and Ludlam proceeded to inspect settlements along the West African Coast, Columbine stayed in Sierra Leone to deal with the colonies affairs.[2]
References
edit- ^ Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
- ^ a b Lowther, Kevin G. (2011). The African American Odyssey of John Kizell: A South Carolina Slave Returns to Fight the Slave Trade in his African Homeland. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press.