Hon. Francis Egerton R.N.
Hon. Francis Egerton R.N.
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Hon. Francis Egerton R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
15 September 1824 | | Born |
26 September 1865 | | Married Louisa Caroline, daughter of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire |
15 December 1895 | | Died |
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Date | Rank |
1840 | Entered Navy |
7 June 1845 | Mate |
4 May 1846 | Lieutenant |
30 January 1850 | Commander |
1 February 1855 | Captain |
8 February 1873 | Rear-Admiral |
4 November 1875 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
9 March 1878 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
27 October 1884 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
7 June 1845 | 10 March 1846 | Mate in Excellent, commanded by Captain Thomas Hastings then Captain Henry Ducie Chads, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
11 March 1846 | 3 May 1846 | Mate in Raleigh, commanded by Captain Thomas Herbert, Squadron of Evolution |
18 May 1846 | 12 August 1849 | Lieutenant in Raleigh, commanded by Captain Thomas Herbert then Captain Stephen Grenville Fremantle then Captain Hon. George Hope, Squadron of Evolution and then South-east coast of America |
13 August 1849 | 10 October 1849 | Lieutenant in Harpy, commanded by Lieutenant and commander James Ward Tomlinson, south-east coast of America |
11 October 1849 | 28 January 1850 | Lieutenant in Raleigh, commanded by Captain Hon. George Hope, south-east coast of America |
25 May 1852 | 14 February 1855 | Commander in Basilisk (Portsmouth), particular service, then (1854) the Baltic during the Russian War |
9 April 1857 | 20 August 1858 | Captain in Royal Albert, Mediterranean |
6 June 1860 | 9 February 1864 | Captain in St George (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), flagship of Rear-Admiral Edmund Lyons, Plymouth, then (May 1861) North America and West Indies, then (May 1862) Channel squadron, then (November 1862) Mediterranean |
2 March 1866 | 5 August 1867 | Captain in Victory, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief Portsmouth |