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| John Beecroft | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Event | |
| 1790 | Born (near Whitby). | ||
| 1805 | 1814 | Held by French after capture serving in coasting vessel. | |
| 18?? | Commanded transport vessel in expedition to Greenland led by Sir William Parry. | ||
| 1829 | Superintendent of works at Fernando Po (formally Spanish since 1777, but occupied by Britain since 1827). | ||
| 1830 | 1832 | Acting governor at Fernando Po. | |
| 1833 | Effective governor (although private citizen) at Fernando Po after British pull-out. | ||
| 1835 | Ascended River Niger 300 miles in steamer Quorra. | ||
| 1836 | Ascended Cross River 120 miles from Old Calabar. | ||
| 1840 | Ascended Benin River. | ||
| 1841 | Ascended Cross River. | ||
| 1841 | Assisted withdrawal of Niger expedition in steamer Ethiope. | ||
| 1842 | Ascended Cross River. | ||
| 1843 | Appointed unpaid Governor of Fernando Po by Spain, upon that countries reassertion of authority. | ||
| 1844 | 1849 | Employed by Royal Navy on political missions. | |
| 30 June 1849 | British Consul to the Bights of Benin and Biafra. | ||
| 10 June 1854 | Died (buried in Fernando Po). | ||
| Literature: (Dyke). | |||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Fr 6 October 1854 | DEATHS. On June 10, at Clarence, after 25 years' residence in Africa, John Beecroft, Esq., Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, and Governor of Fernando Po. He was buried on Sunday, the 11th, amidst the tears of friends and colonists, with all naval honours, paid by Her Majesty's vessels Britomart and Polyphemus. | ||
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