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| Anthony Hiley Hoskins R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 1 September 1828 | | Born |
| 17 November 1882 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
| 1893 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) |
| 21 June 1901 | | Died |
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| Date | Rank |
| 1842 | Entered Navy |
| 26 March 1849 | Lieutenant |
| 26 February 1858 | Commander |
| 12 December 1863 | Captain |
| 15 June 1879 | Rear-Admiral |
| 1 June 1885 | Vice-Admiral |
| 20 June 1891 | Admiral |
| 1 September 1893 | Retired Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 1856 | | Lieutenant commander in Beaver |
| (20 May 1858) | | in Slaney, China, during 2nd Anglo-Chinese War |
| 15 May 1860 | January 1861 | Commander in Hecate, Pacific (to replace Plumper) |
| January 1861 | 2 July 1861 | Commander in Plumper (until paying off at Portsmouth), returning from the Pacific (after being relieved by Hecate) |
| 7 April 1862 | February 1864 | Commander in Zebra (from commissioning at Sheerness), west coast of Africa |
| 10 August 1869 | 23 November 1872 | Captain in Eclipse (until paying off at Sheerness), North America and West Indies |
| August 1873 | | Captain in Sultan |
| (7 September 1875) | January 1877 | Commodore in Pearl, Australia |
| January 1877 | September 1878 | Commodore in Wolverene, Australia |
| 12 May 1880 | 22 July 1882 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (Junior Naval Lord) |
| 1 July 1885 | 22 December 1888 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (Second Naval Lord) |
| 11 March 1889 | 20 August 1891 | Commander-in-chief, Mediterranean (flag in Camperdown) |
| 28 September 1891 | 1 November 1893 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (First Naval Lord) |