James Robert Drummond R.N.
James Robert Drummond R.N.

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James Robert Drummond R.N.Explanation
Second son of James Andrew John Laurence Charles Drummond, 8th Viscount Strathallan (1767-1851)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
15 September 1812 Born (Southampton, Hampshire)
5 February 1856 Married Catherine Frances (1824-1914), daughter of Sir George Elliot (1784-1863)
24 May 1873 K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath)
23 April 1880 G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath)
7 October 1895 Died (Fareham, Hampshire)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
2 February 1826Entered Navy
27 December 1832Lieutenant
9 June 1838Commander
8 June 1846Captain
11 January 1864Rear-Admiral
2 June 1870Vice-Admiral
22 January 1877Admiral
16 September 1877Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
16 September 183116 February 1833Mate in Belvidera, commanded by Captain Richard Saunders Dundas, Mediterranean, and off Portugal
10 July 183313 March 1834Lieutenant in Revenge, commanded by Captain Donald Hugh Mackay, Lisbon
14 March 183426 August 1834Lieutenant in President, commanded by Captain John M‘Kerlie, conveying Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B., Governor-General of Nova Scotia, to Halifax
27 August 183430 September 1837Lieutenant in Winchester, commanded by Captain Edward Sparshott, flagship of Sir Thomas Bladen Capel, East Indies
21 December 18418 August 1845Commander in Scout, Mediterranean
24 June 185231 December 1854Captain in Retribution, Mediterranean
1 January 185526 July 1855Captain in Tribune, Mediterranean, and Black Sea during the Russian War
27 July 18555 January 1856Captain in Albion (until paying off at Plymouth), Mediterranean
7 March 185621 August 1856Captain in Victory, flagship of Vice-Admiral George Francis Seymour, Portsmouth
2 December 18564 May 1857Captain in Maeander, coast guard service
5 May 18577 March 1858Private Secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty
8 March 185828 January 1859Commissioner of the Admiralty (4th Naval Lord)
21 December 185814 June 1861Commodore in Fisgard, Woolwich, and Supervisor of Woolwich Yard
15 June 18619 May 1866Commissioner of the Admiralty (4th Naval Lord)
9 May 186613 July 1870Admiral superintendent of Devonport Dockyard, flag in Indus
13 January 187415 January 1877Commander-in-chief, Mediterranean (flag in Lord Warden, then Hercules)

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