Rear-Admiral Samuel Hood Inglefield CB (1783 – 24 February 1848) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander in-Chief, East Indies and China Station.
Naval career The son of John Nicholson Inglefield, Inglefield joined the Royal Navy in 1791.Naval Officers 1849 He was promoted to post-captain in 1807Item reference ADM 9/3/403 National Archives] and commanded HMS Bacchante at Jamaica in 1807 and assisted in the capture of the Spanish privateer Amor de la Patria, and intercepted a Spanish armed vessel.HMS Bacchante at Age of Nelson The following year he captured the French brig Griffon.
By 1827 Inglefield was commanding HMS Ganges.Biography of John Alexander Duntze R.N. Promoted to rear admiral in 1841, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Brazils and River Plate StationThe Buckle Papers National Archives at a time when Uruguayan Civil War was underway.W.L. Clowes on the 1845 Anglo-French action in Uruguay Inglefield took decisive action at this time to keep the Paraná River open so ensuring continuity of trade.Pax Britannica: The Parana He became Commander in-Chief, East Indies and China Station in 1846William Loney RN and died of apparent heat stroke while still serving in that role in 1848.Edward Augustus Inglefield at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
He lived at Orpington in Kent.Orpington Tithe award schedule – signed 30 June 1843 Kent Archaeology
Family In 1816 he married Priscilla Margaret Otway. He was father to Edward Augustus Inglefield, an admiral, inventor and Arctic explorer.Edward Augustus Inglefield at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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