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| Hon. Francis George Crofton R.N. | Explanation | ||
Son of Edward Crofton (1806-1869), 2nd Baron, 4th Baronet of the Mote | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 7 June 1838 | Born (Mote, Co. Roscommon) | ||
| 18 August 1864 | Married Gertrude Caroline (1838-1869), daughter of Edward Symes Bayly and widow of John Talbot-Crosbie (1818-1859) | ||
| 30 September 1900 | Died (Rathdown, Co. Dublin) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 15 July 1852 | Entered Navy | ||
| 14 June 1859 | Lieutenant | ||
| 13 February 1873 | Commander | ||
| 13 February 1888 | Retired Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 15 July 1852 | 6 March 1854 | Naval cadet in Prince Regent, commanded by Captain Frederick Hutton, Channel squadron | |
| 7 March 1854 | 14 July 1854 | Naval cadet in Neptune, commanded by Captain Frederick Hutton, Portsmouth | |
| 15 July 1854 | 26 March 1855 | Midshipman in Neptune, commanded by Captain Frederick Hutton, Portsmouth, then the Baltic during the Russian War | |
| 27 March 1855 | 20 August 1856 | Midshipman in Pembroke, commanded by Captain George Henry Seymour, the Baltic during the Russian War, then North America and West Indies | |
| 1 July 1859 | 20 December 1862 | Lieutenant in Amphion, commanded by Captain Thomas Cochran, Mediterranean (until Cochran invalided) | |
| 20 March 1866 | 15 June 1867 | Lieutenant in Trafalgar, commanded by Captain George Hancock, Coast Guard, Leith (Queensferry) | |
| 16 June 1867 | 1 April 1869 | Lieutenant in Duncan, commanded by Captain George Hancock, Coast Guard, Leith (Queensferry) (replacing Trafalgar) | |
| 7 April 1870 | 5 September 1870 | Commander in Trinculo, Mediterranean (until Trinculo was run down by the Spanish merchant steamer Moratin while en route from Gibraltar to Malaga). | |
| 15 December 1877 | Harbour master at Kingstown, Co. Dublin | ||
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