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| Edward Thomas Troubridge R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Only son of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge (c1758-1807), 1st Baronet Troubridge of Plymouth | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 1790 | Born (Upton, Hampshire) | ||
| 1 February 1807 | Succeeded as 2nd Baronet Troubridge of Longstock, Hants., when his father was given up as lost in the Blenheim, en route from the east to the Cape of Good Hope and England. | ||
| 18 August 1810 | Married Anna Maria (1796-1873), daughter of Adm Hon. Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane (mother of Sir Thomas St. Vincent Hope Cochrane Troubridge, Capt. Edward Norwich Troubridge R.N. and two daughters). | ||
| 4 May 1831 | 31 July 1847 | M.P. (Conservative) for Sandwich (until he retired). | |
| 30 June 1831 | 23 November 1841 | Naval Aide-de-Camp to King William IV and then Queen Victoria. | |
| 20 July 1838 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath). | ||
| 18?? | Deputy Lieutenant for Haddingtonshire, East Lothian | ||
| 7 October 1852 | Died (London) | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 21 January 1797 | Entered Navy | ||
| 22 February 1806 | Lieutenant | ||
| 5 September 1806 | Commander | ||
| 28 November 1807 | Captain | ||
| 23 November 1841 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 21 January 1797 | April 1799 | Volunteer in Cambridge | |
| 1801 | Midshipman in Achille | ||
| 1801 | Serving in Cambridge | ||
| 1801 | Serving in Edgar (present at Battle of Copenhagen, 2 Apr 1801) | ||
| May 1802 | Serving in Leander | ||
| 180? | Serving in London | ||
| July 1803 | Serving in Victory, flagship of Lord Nelson | ||
| 22 February 1806 | Lieutenant in Blenheim, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas Troubridge his father, East Indies | ||
| March 1806 | Acting commander in Harrier (1804, brig-sloop) | ||
| August 1806 | Act. Captain in Celebes | ||
| October 1806 | Act. Captain in Greyhound (1783, fifth rate) | ||
| June 1807 | January 1808 | Commander in Narcissus (1801, fifth rate), searching for news of Blenheim and Java, with which ships his father was returning from the East, | |
| 5 February 1813 | May 1815 | Captain in Armide (1806, fifth rate) and in command of the naval brigade at New Orleans | |
| 15 April 1831 | October 1832 | Captain in Stag, Commander-in-chief, Queenstown | |
| 25 April 1835 | 22 August 1841 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (4th, then 3rd and 2nd Naval Lord) | |
| 23 August 1841 | 23 November 1841 | Captain in Formidable, fitting for the Mediterranean | |
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