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| George Nathaniel Broke R.N. | Explanation | ||
Younger son of Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, Bart. (1776-1841), captor of USS Chesapeake | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 26 April 1812 | Born (Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon, England) | ||
| 27 August 1853 | Married Albinia Maria (1821-1905), daughter of Thomas Evans, at Ghent, Belgium, after she had been divorced by her husband, Major Robert Frederick Brownlow Rushbrooke, on the grounds of her adultry with George Nathaniel Broke | ||
| 25 February 1855 | Succeeeded as 3rd Baronet Broke of Broke Hall, Suffolk on the death of his brother, Philip Broke (1804-1855), 2nd Baronet | ||
| 1860 | Assumed name of Middleton after inheriting the estate of his cousin Sir William Fowle Middleton (1784-1860), 2nd Baronet Middleton of Crowfield | ||
| 14 January 1887 | Died (Shrubland Park, Suffolk, England) | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 16 August 1825 | Entered Navy | ||
| 29 June 1833 | Lieutenant | ||
| 4 November 1840 | Commander | ||
| 18 December 1845 | Captain | ||
| 3 December 1863 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 1 April 1870 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 22 January 1877 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 8 December 1833 | 29 April 1836 | Lieutenant in Belvidera, commanded by Captain Charles Borough Strong, North America and West Indies | |
| 30 April 1836 | 28 July 1837 | Lieutenant in Cruizer, commanded by Commander William Alexander Willis (uncertain), North America and West Indies | |
| 21 October 1837 | 5 January 1841 | Lieutenant in Wasp, commanded by Commander Dudley Worsley Anthony Pelham then Commander George Pelham, Mediterranean | |
| 28 November 1842 | 25 May 1846 | Commander in Thunderbolt, Cape of Good Hope | |
| 3 April 1854 | 5 June 1855 | Captain in Gladiator, Mediterranean, and (1855) the Black Sea during the Russian War | |
| 28 June 1858 | 9 April 1859 | Captain in Centurion, Mediterranean | |
| 10 April 1859 | 29 April 1859 | Captain in Hero (from commissioning at Sheerness), Sheerness (until invalided) | |
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