Sir Richard Hughes, 1st Baronet

Captain Sir Richard Hughes, 1st Baronet (1708 – 23 September 1779), was a Royal Navy officer of the eighteenth century who served as Resident Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard.

[3] Hughes stayed in Nottingham only briefly, moving in the same rank to the 80-gun ship of the line HMS Chichester on 20 September when his father was given command of her.

[1][5] Hughes was then promoted to midshipman in the 70-gun ship of the line HMS Edinburgh, also commanded by his father, on 13 July 1723 and passed his examination for his lieutenancy on 18 December 1725.

[1][9] Hughes served in Princess Amelia until 16 December and then went on a period of half pay before joining his next ship, the 50-gun fourth rate HMS Salisbury, on 4 February 1731.

Hughes continued to serve as such in Sunderland until 6 May 1735 when he became the sixth lieutenant of the 100-gun ship of the line HMS Britannia, Norris's flagship off Lisbon.

This ended on 12 June 1739 when he was appointed as the first lieutenant of the 90-gun ship of the line HMS Namur, which was Norris's new flagship for service in home waters.

Hughes left Faversham in August 1743 and in January 1744 sat as one of the presiding officers in the court martial of Captain Richard Norris at Mahon.

On 17 July that year, Hughes hosted George III at a visit of the dockyard and in reward for this service of "great magnificence" he was made a baronet.