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| Richard Arthur R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of John Arthur (1732-1788) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 1779 | Born (Plymouth, Devonshire, England) | ||
| November 1809 | Married Elizabeth Fortescue (1785-1853), daughter of Rev William Wells, Rector of East Allington, Devonshire | ||
| 28 July 1838 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) | ||
| 1854 | Died (Plymouth, Devonshire, England) | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 1788 | Entered Navy | ||
| 28 February 1800 | Lieutenant | ||
| 1 November 1805 | Commander | ||
| 11 January 1810 | Captain | ||
| 9 November 1846 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 17 September 1853 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 25 September 1806 | December 1807 | Commander in Vesuvius (1776, bomb), second Battle of Copenhagen . | |
| 12 April 1808 | Commander in Cherokee (1808, brig-sloop), taking part in the 1809 Scheldt expedition | ||
| 10 October 1812 | 1 December 1815 | Captain in Andromeda (American, captured 1812, sixth rate), off Lisbon and in the Mediterranean | |
| 1844 | 22 September 1844 | Captain in Victory and superintendent of the Ordinary, Portsmouth | |
| 23 September 1844 | 9 November 1846 | Captain in Ocean, Sheerness, and Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard | |
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