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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Jasper Henry Selwyn R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Second son of Rev. Townshend Selyon, canon of Gloucester and rector of Kilmington | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 7 February 1820 | Born | ||
| 1 July 1851 | Married Eliza Berry, youngest daughter of Nicholson Peyton, of Barton Court, Herefordshire | ||
| 31 December 1901 | Died (Hyde Park, London) | ||
| After he retired he invented a process for separating ores from rock with bichloride of sulphur in a bath of salt solution, and also investigated the transfer of electricity by light rays, and the production of fuel from nitrogen in the atmosphere. | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 23 January 1834 | Entered Navy | ||
| 8 October 1841 | Lieutenant | ||
| 24 February 1858 | Captain | ||
| 24 February 1868 | Retired Captain | ||
| 11 December 1875 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 20 January 1880 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 1 July 1885 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 1 May 1843 | 1847 | Lieutenant in Tyne, commanded by William Nugent Glascock, Mediterranean | |
| 22 June 1848 | 19 October 1848 | Lieutenant and commander in Myrmidon, tender to Ganges, Sheerness | |
| 19 October 1848 | April 1851 | Lieutenant and commander in Teazer (until paying off at Woolwich), west coast of Africa, tender to Penelope | |
| 12 September 1854 | 16 January 1856 | Commander in Prometheus, west coast of Africa | |
| 6 February 1857 | 24 February 1858 | Commander in Siren, south-west coast of America | |
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