Fairfax Moresby R.N.
Fairfax Moresby R.N.
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Fairfax Moresby R.N. | Explanation |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
1786 | | Born |
6 August 1814 | | Married Eliza Louisa, youngest daughter of Mr John Williams of Bakewell, Derbyshire, mother of his two daughters and three sons |
1815 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) |
5 July 1855 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
28 March 1865 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) |
21 January 1877 | | Died |
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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Date | Rank |
21 December 1799 | Entered Navy |
10 April 1806 | Lieutenant |
18 April 1811 | Commander |
7 June 1814 | Captain |
20 December 1849 | Rear-Admiral |
12 November 1856 | Vice-Admiral |
12 April 1862 | Admiral |
21 January 1870 | Admiral of the Fleet |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
17 July 1806 | 1 November 1809 | Lieutenant in Kent (1798, third rate), Mediterranean |
17 January 1810 | 4 February 1811 | Lieutenant in Sultan, Mediterranean |
6 February 1811 | 10 March 1811 | Acting commander in Eclair (1807, brig-sloop), Mediterranean |
26 March 1811 | 29 June 1811 | Acting commander in Acorn, Mediterranean |
10 July 1811 | 4 October 1814 | Commander in Wizard, Mediterranean |
26 April 1819 | 23 September 1823 | Captain in Menai, guard ship at St Helena, then Cape of Good Hope, then Mauritius |
23 January 1837 | 14 July 1840 | Captain in Pembroke (until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean |
1 March 1845 | 30 May 1848 | Captain in Canopus, 1845 experimental squadron then Channel squadron |
26 August 1850 | 11 May 1854 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific, flag in Portland |