Andrew Auchinleck
Andrew Auchinleck was an Anglican minister and colonial administrator who served as acting Governor of Bermuda and longtime rector of St. George's Parish.
In Bermuda, Auchinleck served as the colony's principal Anglican minister, council member (and later council president) beginning in 1722,[1] a member of the Bermuda Company,[2] and as acting governor from 1737 to 1738, pending the arrival of governor Alured Popple.[3][4][5] In May 1738, while serving as acting governor, Auchinleck informed the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations that reports from the Caribbean suggested Spain was preparing a military expedition from Havana, possibly directed against the young colony of Georgia.[6] Auchinleck noted widespread concern among Bermuda's inhabitants and warned that the island itself was suffering from a serious shortage of gunpowder and other military supplies.[7]
Auchinleck served as rector of St. George's Parish from 1710 to 1744.[8][9][10] He was a member of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.[11]
Auchinleck was married to Martha Tucker and had one daughter, Rebecca, who married Robert Dinwiddie.[12][13] His brother in law was Henry Tucker.[14]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Bermuda Historical Quarterly. 1813.
- ↑ Williams, William Frith (1848). An Historical and Statistical Account of the Bermudas: From Their Discovery to the Present Time. T. C. Newby.
- ↑ "The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site". research.colonialwilliamsburg.org. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
- ↑ "Governors of Bermuda British Governors". Bernews. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
- ↑ "Previous Governors of Bermuda | Government of Bermuda". www.gov.bm. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
- ↑ "America and West Indies: May 1738, 1-20 | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
- ↑ Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and West Indies, 1738, no. 193, Andrew Auchinleck to the Council of Trade and Plantations, 8 May 1738, The National Archives (UK), C.O. 37/13, fos. 51–52d.
- ↑ William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. William and Mary College. 1964.
- ↑ The Bermuda Pocket Almanack, Guide and Directory. D.M. Lee. 1912.
- ↑ Mattson, Cynthia (2018-04-09). The Killing of Reverend Kay: A Hidden Murder in Colonial Virginia. Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4575-5587-9.
- ↑ Jarvis, Michael J. (2010). In the Eye of All Trade: Bermuda, Bermudians, and the Maritime Atlantic World, 1680-1783. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-0-8078-3321-6.
- ↑ John_Richard_Alden: Robert Dinwiddie: Servant of the Crown (Colonial Williamsburg: January 1973, 126pp)
- ↑ Alden, John Richard (1973). Robert Dinwiddie: Servant of the Crown. Colonial Williamsburg. ISBN 978-0-87935-002-4.
- ↑ Watlington, Hereward Trott (1980). Family Narrative. H.T. Watlington.