Henry William Bruce R.N.
Henry William Bruce R.N.
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Henry William Bruce R.N. | Explanation |
Third son of Rev. Sir Henry Hervey Aston Bruce |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
2 February 1792 | | Born (Londonderry) |
9 February 1822 | | Married, firstly, Jane (died 22 June 1830), second daughter of Admiral Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane |
13 March 1832 | | Married, secondly, Mary Minchin, youngest daughter of Colonel George Dalrymple |
28 June 1861 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
14 December 1863 | | Died (Fairfield, Liverpool) |
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Date | Rank |
1803 | Entered Navy |
5 January 1810 | Lieutenant |
27 May 1814 | Commander |
16 November 1821 | Captain |
30 July 1852 | Rear-Admiral |
2 October 1857 | Vice-Admiral |
27 April 1863 | Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
27 May 1814 | | Commander in Manly (1812, gun-brig), coast of USA |
1815 | | Commander in Rover (1808, brig-sloop) |
16 March 1821 | | Commander in Sappho (1806, brig-sloop) |
4 October 1823 | | Captain in Britannia, flagship of Alexander Inglis Cochrane, Plymouth |
7 June 1836 | 6 December 1839 | Captain in Imogene, south-east coast of America |
1 February 1842 | May 1845 | Captain in Agincourt (from commissioning at Plymouth), flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane (his brother-in-law), East Indies |
26 November 1847 | 26 May 1849 | Captain in Queen (until paying off at Plymouth), Mediterranean |
20 May 1851 | | Commodore, west coast of Africa (flag in Penelope) |
25 November 1854 | 8 July 1857 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific (flag in President then Majestic) |
1 March 1860 | 1 March 1863 | Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth (flag in Victory) |