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| John James Kennedy R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Ven. James Kennedy (1794-1859), Archdeacon of Waterford | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 21 April 1821 | Born (Waterford) | ||
| 21 April 1866 | Married Isabella Frances (1840-1919), daughter of Rev. Francis Evans (1794-1859) | ||
| 15 August 1885 | Died (Harrogate) | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| June 1833 | Entered Royal Naval College | ||
| 8 October 1841 | Lieutenant | ||
| 13 November 1854 | Commander | ||
| 1 February 1856 | Captain | ||
| 19 January 1874 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 1 February 1879 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 12 June 1843 | 15 April 1847 | Lieutenant in Conway, commanded by Captain Robert Fair then William Kelly, Cape of Good Hope | |
| 30 August 1847 | 20 January 1849 | Lieutenant in Boyne, commanded by Henry Ducie Chads, gunnery ship, Portsmouth | |
| 8 May 1849 | 19 June 1852 | Lieutenant in Superb, commanded by Edward Purcell, Mediteranean | |
| 25 June 1853 | 13 November 1854 | Lieutenant in London, commanded by Captain Charles Eden, Mediterranean | |
| 1 February 1855 | 30 September 1855 | Commander (2ic) in Agamemnon, commanded by Captain Thomas Sabine Pasley, Black Sea during the Russian war | |
| 1 October 1855 | 1 February 1856 | Commander in Curlew, Mediterranean | |
| 3 May 1861 | 3 February 1865 | Captain in Challenger (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Sheerness), North America and West Indies | |
| 31 January 1866 | 31 August 1868 | Captain in Frederick William, Coast Guard, Queenstown | |
| 1 September 1868 | 4 February 1869 | Captain in Valiant, Coast Guard, River Shannon | |
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