Dictionary of Indian Biography/Blackwood, Sir Henry, Baronet
BLACKWOOD, SIR HENRY, BARONET (1770–1832)
Son of Sir John Blackwood, Bart. : born Dec. 28, 1770 : entered the Navy, 1781 : was employed on various stations in several ships : continually engaged : was at Trafalgar, 1805, and at the blockade of Toulon, 1810 : Baronet, 1814 : K.C.B. 1819 : was C. in C. on the East Indian station, 1819–22 : Vice-Admiral, 1821, and commanded at the Nore, 1827–30 : died Dec. 17, 1832.