Home Riggs Popham

Rear-Admiral

Sir Home Riggs Popham

KCB KCH
Rear-Admiral; Sir Home Riggs Popham; KCB KCH
	1783 portrait in the uniform of a lieutenant, by an unknown artist
Born	12 October 1762; Gibraltar, British Empire
Died	20 September 1820 (aged 57); Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, U.K.
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1778 - 1820
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands	Cape of Good Hope Station; Jamaica Station
Conflicts	American Revolutionary War; French Revolutionary Wars Expedition to Ostend; Battle of Copenhagen; ; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Blaauwberg; River Plate Expedition; Battle of Copenhagen; Peninsular War; ;
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Rear-Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham, KCB, KCH (12 October 1762 – 20 September 1820), was a Royal Navy officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is known for his scientific accomplishments, particularly the development of a signal code that was adopted by the Royal Navy in 1803.