George Fowler Hastings R.N.
George Fowler Hastings R.N.
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George Fowler Hastings R.N. | Explanation |
Second son of Hans Francis, 12th earl of Huntingdon (1779-1828) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
28 November 1813 | | Born |
1 January 1857 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) |
14 September 1864 | | Married Mathilde Alice (died 1916), only daughter of W. H. Hitchcock (later Degacher) |
21 March 1876 | | Died (South Kensington, London) |
Hastings Street, Vancover, is named after him |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
3 September 1824 | Entered Navy |
7 January 1833 | Lieutenant |
30 June 1838 | Commander |
30 January 1845 | Captain |
27 April 1863 | Rear-Admiral |
10 September 1869 | Vice-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
9 January 1839 | | Coast Guard |
16 August 1841 | 31 January 1845 | Commander in Harlequin, East Indies |
3 August 1847 | 18 January 1848 | Captain in Endymion, North America and West Indies |
29 July 1848 | 15 August 1848 | Captain in Cyclops (until paying off at Portsmouth), conveying troops to Ireland |
8 September 1848 | February 1851 | Captain in Cyclops, west coast of Africa |
1 September 1854 | 14 May 1857 | Captain in Curacoa (from commissioning at Portsmouth), Mediterranean and Black Sea during the Russian War |
1 February 1858 | 29 June 1858 | Captain in Hannibal (from commissioning at Portsmouth), guard ship of Ordinary, Portsmouth |
5 June 1858 | 27 April 1863 | Superintendent of Haslar Hospital and Royal Clarence victualling yard |
21 November 1866 | 1 November 1869 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific (flag in Zealous) |
11 February 1873 | 14 February 1876 | Commander-in-chief, the Nore |