词条 | Jonathan Atkins |
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| honorific_prefix = Sir | name = Jonathan Atkins | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = c. 1610 | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death year and age|1703|1610|01}} | death_place = East Riding of Yorkshire, England | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = St Elthelburga's Church, Great Givendale{{sfn|Hoare|2010|p=51}} | residence = Grimthorpe Hall, Great Givendale | nationality = British | other_names = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Governor of Barbados | years_active = 1674–1680 | employer = | organization = | notable_works = | home_town = | salary = | predecessor = William Willoughby | successor = Richard Dutton | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | religion = | denomination = | spouse = Elizabeth Anderson | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }} Sir Jonathan Atkins (c. 1610–1703) was Governor of Guernsey and Governor of Barbados.{{sfn|Schomburgk|1847|p=295}}{{sfn|Oldmixon|1741|p=32}} Commissioned into the 1st Foot Guards he was promoted to colonel and served in the Carlisle garrison, becoming Governor of Rochester Castle and then of Guernsey (1665–1670).[1] On 6 February 1674 he was commissioned Governor-in-Chief of Barbados, receiving his instructions on 28 February 1674.{{sfn|Sainsbury|1889}} He arrived in Barbados late October or early November 1674.{{sfn|Hoare|2010|p=53}} The hurricane of 31 August 1675 was '... the worſt Enemy this Iſland ever knew, ...'.{{sfn|Oldmixon|1741|p=33}} Atkins was recalled and replaced by Sir Richard Dutton in 1680 who 'found the Iſland in a very flourſhing Condition'.{{sfn|Oldmixon|1741|p=37}} Atkins married Mary Howard, the eldest daughter of Sir William Howard and Mary Eure of Naworth Castle, on 17 November 1642. She died on 9 April 1660. At the age of 51 on 8 October 1661, Atkins married the c. 24-year-old widow, Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of Sir John Baker of Sissinghurst in Kent.{{sfn|Hoare|2010|p=52}} On his death his estates were divided between his second son, Richard and his third son, John. Bibliography
References1. ^{{cite book|title=The Governors-General: The English Army and the Definition of the Empire ...|first=Stephen|last=Webb|page=470}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkins, Jonathan}} 3 : 1610 births|1703 deaths|Governors of Barbados |
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