Hon. John Welbore Sunderland Spencer R.N.
Hon. John Welbore Sunderland Spencer R.N.

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Hon. John Welbore Sunderland Spencer R.N.Explanation
Sixth son of Francis Almeric Spencer (1st Baron Churchil, 1779-1845) and grandson of George, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
12 March 1816 Born (Sion Hill, London)
17 October 1888 Died (Newbury, Berkshire)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
24 December 1830Entered Navy
24 April 1835Mate
23 November 1841Lieutenant
12 October 1847Commander
19 October 1854Captain
1 April 1870Rear-Admiral
20 December 1871Retired Rear-Admiral
22 January 1877Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
7 December 184123 January 1845Lieutenant in Isis, commanded by Captain John William Phillips Marshall, Cape of Good Hope
7 November 184512 May 1846Lieutenant in St Vincent, commanded by Captain Richard Grant, flagship of Admiral Charles Ogle, Portsmouth
13 May 184628 November 1846Lieutenant in Terrible, commanded by Captain William Ramsay, Channel squadron
29 November 184619 May 1847Lieutenant in Victory, flag-lieutenant to Hyde Parker, Admiral-superintendent of Portsmouth dockyard
20 May 184730 September 1847Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Henry Ducie Chads, gunnery ship, Portsmouth, and Superintendent of Royal Naval College
4 December 184910 September 1853Commander in Contest, East Indies
7 March 18566 August 1856Captain in Firebrand, Black Sea
10 June 185931 December 1863Captain in Topaze (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), Channel squadron, then (October 1859) Pacific (Commodore, senior officer on the southern division of the Pacific station)
2 May 186610 May 1869Captain in Pembroke, Coast Guard, Harwich

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