Walker Sir Hovenden 1660-1726 Born In Somersetshire England
Entered the navy; in 1691-1692 captain of the Vulture fireship; in
1695 in command of the Foresight, and in 1696, when in charge of
convoy, had a successful action with two French frigates when off the
Lizard; in 1710 rear-admiral, and in 1711 knighted. In command of the
fleet which, in August, 1711, sailed up the St. Lawrence River for the
conquest of Canada. Stormy weather and fog combined to wreck the greater
part of the fleet, and the ships returned to England without meeting the
French. In 1715, either on account of the failure of the Canadian
expedition or on suspicion of being a Jacobite, dismissed from the
British navy. In 1720 published a pamphlet in defence of the abortive
expedition to Canada. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Loss of his fleet at Seven Islands,
83. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.