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| James Elphinstone Erskine R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of James Erskine (1804-1844), brother of John Elphinstone Erskine | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 2 December 1838 | Born | ||
| 1885 | Married Margaret Eliza, fourth daughter of Rev. John Constable, rector of Marston Biggot, Somerset | ||
| 1897 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) | ||
| 25 July 1911 | Died (Venlaw, Peeblesshire) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 1852 | Entered Navy | ||
| 28 June 1859 | Lieutenant | ||
| 4 August 1862 | Commander | ||
| 4 November 1868 | Captain | ||
| 18 January 1886 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 14 February 1892 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 23 August 1897 | Admiral | ||
| 3 October 1902 | Admiral of the Fleet | ||
| 1908 | Retired Admiral of the Fl | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 26 February 1865 | 16 February 1867 | Commander in Speedwell (until paying off at Woolwich), West coast of Africa | |
| (22 January 1868) | 22 January 1868 | Commander in Columbine, Pacific | |
| 19 November 1873 | 18 January 1878 | Captain in Eclipse (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Sheerness). North America and West Indies | |
| 18 April 1878 | 22 October 1878 | Captain in Boadicea (from commissioning at Portsmouth) | |
| 1880 | Private secretary to Lord Northbrook, first Lord of the Admiralty | ||
| 21 January 1882 | 12 November 1884 | Commodore, Commander-in-Chief, Australia | |
| 1885 | 18 January 1886 | Naval aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria | |
| 1888 | 1891 | Senior officer on the coast of Ireland | |
| 17 April 1895 | 15 September 1897 | Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies | |
| 1901 | 1902 | First and Principal Naval aide-de-camp to King Edward | |
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