George Francis Seymour R.N.
George Francis Seymour R.N.
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George Francis Seymour R.N. | Explanation |
Eldest son of Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour (1759-1801) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
17 September 1787 | | Born |
12 April 1809 | | Supported Cochraine in the attack on the Basque Roads. |
1811 | | Married Georgiana Mary, daughter of Sir George Cranfield Berkeley. |
4 June 1815 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath). |
1818 | 1841 | Sergeant-at-arms to the House of Lords. |
August 1830 | November 1830 | Naval Aide-de-camp to William IV |
1831 | | K.C.H. (Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order) |
9 December 1834 | | G.C.H. (Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order) |
7 April 1852 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
18 May 1860 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) |
20 January 1870 | | Died |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
10 October 1797 | Entered Navy |
12 October 1804 | Lieutenant |
23 January 1806 | Commander |
29 July 1806 | Captain |
23 November 1841 | Rear-Admiral |
27 March 1850 | Vice-Admiral |
14 May 1857 | Admiral |
20 November 1866 | Admiral of the Fleet |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
October 1797 | | Serving in Princess Augusta, yacht |
March 1798 | September 1801 | Serving in Prince of Wales, serving with his father in the Channel and the West Indies |
March 1798 | | Serving in Sanspareil, with his father in the Channel and the West Indies |
1802 | 1803 | Serving in Endymion |
1803 | | Serving in Victory, flagship of Lord Nelson |
1804 | | Lieutenant (acting) in Madras |
1804 | | Lieutenant in Donegal |
1806 | | Commander in Northumberland, West Indies |
9 February 1806 | | Commander in Kingfisher (1804, sloop), West Indies |
29 June 1806 | | Captain in Aurora, Mediterranean |
February 1808 | | Captain in Pallas (1804, fifth rate), home waters |
September 1809 | | Captain in Manilla (1809, fifth rate) |
June 1812 | | Captain in Fortunée (1800, fifth rate) |
January 1813 | September 1814 | Captain in Leonidas, West Indies |
1827 | | Captain in Briton, on particular service for a few months |
8 September 1841 | 22 May 1844 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (3rd Naval Lord) |
14 May 1844 | 25 August 1847 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific (flag in Collingwood) |
13 January 1851 | 23 November 1853 | Commander-in-chief, North America and West Indies (flag in Cumberland) |
1 January 1856 | 1 March 1859 | Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth (flag in Victory) |