Biography
He and his bother Captain Alexander Hood RN were cousins of the Admirals Hood.
Military Service
He entered the Royal Navy.
In 1728 he was present at the Battle of the Saints.
He was commissionedas a Lieutenant RN.
He was appointed as a Captain RN.
In 1803 he was appointed as a Commodore RN.
In 1803 he was the Commander of the Leeward Islands and captured St. Lucia and Tobago from the French.
In 1805 he lost an arm in action while capturing two French frigates.
In 1807 with Lord Gambier he took part in action at Copenhagen.
He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral RN.
He served in the Baltic under Sir James Saumarez.
In 1809 he was made a Baronet for his service off Corunna during the withdrawal of Sir John Moore's army.
He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral RN.
He was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
He died of fever at Madras.
References
Kemp, Peter [ed.] (1976)
