William Fanshawe Martin R.N.
William Fanshawe Martin R.N.
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William Fanshawe Martin R.N. | Explanation |
Eldest son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas Byam Martin, comptroller of the navy |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
5 December 1801 | | Born |
24 July 1826 | | Married, firstly, Hon. Anne Best (died 1836), daughter of Lord Wynford, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Commion Pleas |
21 May 1838 | | Married, secondly, Sophia, daughter of Richard Hurt, of Wirksworth, Derbyshire |
28 June 1861 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
4 December 1863 | | Succeeded as 4th Baronet Martin of Lockynge, Berkshire |
24 May 1873 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) |
24 March 1895 | | Died |
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
15 June 1813 | Entered Navy |
15 December 1820 | Lieutenant |
8 February 1823 | Commander |
5 June 1824 | Captain |
28 May 1853 | Rear-Admiral |
13 February 1858 | Vice-Admiral |
14 November 1863 | Admiral |
1 April 1870 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
29 April 1828 | 2 June 1831 | Captain in Samarang, Mediterranean |
1 February 1844 | 18 July 1844 | Captain in Camperdown, Sheerness, flagship of Vice-Admiral John Chambers White |
19 July 1844 | 31 January 1845 | Captain in Queen (until paying off), flagship of Vice-Admiral John Chambers White, Sheerness |
1 February 1845 | 25 October 1845 | Captain in Trafalgar, flagship of Vice Admiral John Chambers White then (April) Vice Admiral Edward Durnford King, Sheerness (and 1845 experimental squadron) |
7 December 1847 | 20 December 1849 | Captain in Prince Regent, Mediterranean |
21 December 1849 | 28 February 1851 | Commodore in Prince Regent, Particular service |
30 January 1851 | 26 May 1851 | Commodore in Leander, commanded by Captain Sidney Colpoys Dacres, Channel squadron |
27 May 1851 | 15 October 1851 | Commodore in Prince Regent, commanded by Captain Robert Harris, Channel squadron |
16 October 1851 | 10 January 1852 | Commodore in Leander, commanded by Captain Sidney Colpoys Dacres, Channel squadron |
11 January 1852 | 17 May 1852 | Commodore in Prince Regent, commanded by Captain Robert Harris, Channel squadron |
2 December 1853 | 24 February 1858 | Rear-admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, flag in Neptune then (20 February 1854) St Vincent |
8 March 1858 | 28 June 1859 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (1st Naval Lord) |
19 April 1860 | 8 June 1863 | Commander-in-chief, Mediterranean, flag in Marlborough then (21 February 1861) Neptune then (11 August 1861) Marlborough then (15 May 1863) Magicienne |
26 October 1866 | 1 November 1869 | Commander-in-chief, Devonport, flag in Royal Adelaide |