Rear Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham, KCB, KCH, was a Royal Navy commander who saw service against the French during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is remembered for his scientific accomplishments, particularly the development of a signal... Wikipedia
Born: October 12, 1762, Gibraltar
Died: September 20, 1820 (age 57 years), Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Children: Strachan Irving Popham, Caroline Emily Popham, Mary Popham, and more
Great grandchildren: Mary Josephine Pakenham, Mary Louisa Hyde Parker, Cecil Harcourt W. Popham, and more
Grandchildren: Matilda Anne Parker, John Home Parker, Thomas Conolly Pakenham, and more
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society