Edward Hobart Seymour R.N.
Edward Hobart Seymour R.N.

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Edward Hobart Seymour R.N.Explanation
Son of Richard Seymour (1806-1880)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
30 April 1840 Born (Kinwarton, Warwickshire)
1911 Wrote 'My Naval career and Travels'External link
2 March 1929 Died (Maidenhead, Berkshire)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
4 May 1859Mate
11 February 1860Lieutenant
5 March 1866Commander
13 February 1873Captain
14 July 1889Rear-Admiral
9 November 1895Vice-Admiral
24 May 1901Admiral
20 February 1905Admiral of the Fleet
30 April 1910Retired Admiral of the Fleet
 
Date fromDate toService
4 May 18597 October 1859Mate in Mersey, commanded by Captain Henry Caldwell, Channel squadron
8 October 185910 February 1860Mate in Impérieuse, commanded by Captain Rochfort Maguire, East Indies and China
11 February 186018 May 1861Lieutenant in Chesapeake, commanded by Captain George Ommaney Willes, East Indies and China
19 May 186111 November 1861Lieutenant and commander in Waterman as tender to Impérieuse then (12 June 1861) Princess Charlotte, Hong Kong
12 November 186121 March 1863Lieutenant in Impérieuse, commanded by Captain George Ommaney Willes then Commander Robert Gibson, China (including British involvement in Taiping rebellion)
22 March 18631 March 1866Lieutenant in Victory, commanded by Captain Francis Scott, flag-lieutenant to (Vice-)Admiral Michael Seymour, Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth
1 February 186828 June 1869Coast Guard, Queenstown (=Cork, Ireland)
29 June 186914 June 1870Commander in Growler (from commissioning at Devonport), west coast of Africa
3 January 187214 May 1872Commander in Vigilant, particular service
15 January 187214 March 1873Commander in Lively, particular service
11 January 18766 February 1876Additional Captain in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain Francis William Sullivan, flagship of the port admiral, Portsmouth, Admiral George Elliot, for service in Orontes
7 February 187624 March 1879Captain in Orontes, particular service
27 April 188010 November 1882Captain in Iris, Mediterranean
11 November 18826 February 1885Captain in Inflexible, Mediterranean
3 June 188531 July 1885Captain in OregonExternal link, Cunard liner commissioned as an armed merchant cruiser during the Russian war scare

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