Samuel Hood (1689–1777) who was Vicar of Butleigh and of Thorncombe in Somerset and was a Prebendary of Wells Cathedral. The south face of its base is inscribed:This monument is dedicated to the late Commander by the attachment and reverence of British officers of whom many were his admiring followers in these awful scenes of war; in which, while they call forth the grandest qualities of human nature, in his likewise gave occasion for the exercise of its most amiable virtues. He died at Madras, December 24th 1814''. Other monuments survive in Butleigh Church (with an inscription written by the poet Robert Southey) and in St. Mary's Church, Madras. The Hoods Tower Museum in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, gains its name from the fire control tower named after him at Fort Ostenburg. References External links Parliamentary biography |- |- 1762 births 1814 deaths People from Somerset Royal Navy vice admirals Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 Samuel Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Royal Navy personnel of the American Revolutionary War Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Governors of British Trinidad