Sir Captain William Hoste KCB RN 1st Baronet
(1780-1828)
"the young Nelson", Royal Navy Captain, 1st Baronet Hoste of the Navy (from 1814), and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (from 1815)
Died aged c. 48
Wikidata WikipediaCaptain Sir William Hoste, 1st Baronet KCB RN (26 August 1780 – 6 December 1828) was a Royal Navy captain. Best known as one of Lord Nelson's protégés, Hoste was one of the great frigate captains of the Napoleonic wars, taking part in six major actions including the capture of the heavily fortified port of Kotor. He was, however, absent from Trafalgar having been sent with gifts to the Dey of Algiers.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Pyports Notable people who have lived here include: Captain Sir William Hoste (1780-1828) Known as "the young Nelson". Mark Currie (1759-1835) Banker and Distiller. Samuel Wesley Bradnack (1818-1895) Methodist School Master and Revivalist. Vernon Lushington (1832-1912) Lawyer, Positivist and friend of the Pre-Raphaelites. His daughter Kitty was Virginia Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway".
Pyports, Downside Bridge Rd, Cobham, United Kingdom where they lived