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| Joseph Denman R.N. | Explanation |
| Son of Thomas Denman, the first Lord Denman (1779-1854), Lord Chief Justice |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 23 June 1810 | | Born |
| 12 February 1844 | | Married Grace, youngest daughter of J Watts Russell, Islam, Staffordshire |
| 1849 | 13 July 1852 | Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria |
| 26 November 1874 | | Died |
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| Date | Rank |
| 7 April 1823 | Entered Navy |
| 9 March 1831 | Lieutenant |
| 7 August 1835 | Commander |
| 23 August 1841 | Captain |
| 15 January 1862 | Rear-Admiral |
| 1 April 1866 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
| 20 November 1866 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 1 May 1832 | | Lieutenant in Snake, commanded by William Robertson, North Sea and South America |
| 17 November 1834 | | Lieutenant commander in Curlew, west coast of Africa |
| 26 December 1836 | 28 March 1839 | Commander in Scylla, Lisbon |
| 19 November 1839 | 23 August 1841 | Commander in Wanderer (from commissioning at Sheerness), west coast of Africa |
| 29 October 1853 | | Captain in Victoria and Albert, Portsmouth |
| 3 March 1855 | | Captain in Victoria and Albert, Portsmouth |
| 1 March 1860 | | Captain in Victoria and Albert, Portsmouth |
| 19 May 1864 | 21 November 1866 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific (flag in Sutlej) |