career, although he remained colonel of the 4th Dragoons until his death; in 1748, he was appointed Governor of Inverness, a post which required little service. In 1752, he was made Governor of Portsmouth, near his home in West Green End, where he died in March 1759. He was buried in St Mary's Church, Hartley Wintney despite his will containing several comments antipathetic to religion, notably 'I hate priests of all professions.' He left £5,000 to his sister Anne and a life interest in his properties to Elizabeth Toovey. On her death, these passed to her second son, Captain William Toovey, who took Hawley's name and whose descendants owned West Green End until 1898. References Sources 1685 births 1759 deaths Royal Horse Guards officers 1st The Royal Dragoons officers 13th Hussars officers 33rd Regiment of Foot officers British Army lieutenant generals British Army personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession British military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession British Army personnel of the Jacobite rising of 1745 Green Howards officers People of the Jacobite rising of 1715 British military personnel of the War of the Quadruple Alliance English duellists People from Westminster Military personnel from London