
And here at "Inner Toob", I've posited the theory that Aron Sligo, another former sea captain (seen in his eponymous episode of 'Gunsmoke'), was another of his forebears.
I'm now making the claim there is yet another sailor in the Nelson family tree, who served in His Majesty's fleet back in the 1720s.

Stationed in the Bahamas, Lt. Edward Beamish wasn't exactly in the same mold as Admiral Nelson or Captains Sligo and O'Hara Nelson. Without much experience, Beamish was put in charge of the garrison at New Providence after Governor Woodes Rogers was summoned back to England. Headstrong, impetuous, but woefully outclassed by such foes as Blackbeard, Beamish struck up an alliance with Captain Dan Tempest who helmed the Sultana and who was a reformed pirate pardoned by Rogers.
Lt. Beamish was played by Peter Hammond, not Richard Basehart, but I think there is still a strong case to be made that the powerful genetics of the Nelson lineage can be found in him.

I'll just stick with the claim that Edward Beamish was a member of the Nelson family tree, thanks.
BCnU!
Toby OB
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I've adored Lt Beamish/Peter Hammond since 1956. Never noticed the resemblance to another favorite actor, Richard Basehart, until you pointed it out.
Fortunately, Beamish matures and becomes a much more positive character as the "Buccaneers" series progresses. I'd feared he was going to turn into Hudson Lowe.
I actually managed to track down Peter Hammond and have spoken to him by phone a few times. Charming and sweet old codger. He went on to an admirable 30 years as an outstanding Director.
May I use this in my Delphi Blog?
alfuso
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