Governor of Upnor Castle

The Governor of Upnor Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Upnor Castle, part of the defenses of the Medway estuary. Upnor became largely obsolete as a fortress after 1668, but it continued to serve as a magazine and ordnance facility until 1945.

Governors of Upnor

 * 1695–1696: Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet
 * 1697: Edward Rouse
 * ?–1711: Edward Hastings
 * 1711–1733: John Webb
 * bef. 1756–1775: William Deane
 * 1775–1778: James Murray
 * 1778–1784: William Brown
 * 1784–1796: Paulus Aemilius Irving
 * 1796–1816: Jeffrey Amherst
 * 1816–1835: Alexander Lawrence