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| Henry Lyster R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of John Henry Lyster (1759-1808) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 3 September 1799 | Born | ||
| April 1831 | Married Elizabeth (1809-1855), second daughter of Major General John Hatton (1769-1821) | ||
| 27 October 1864 | Died (Mount Henry, Co. Wexford) | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 20 January 1824 | Lieutenant | ||
| 23 November 1841 | Commander | ||
| 30 June 1845 | Captain | ||
| 26 June 1863 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 3 March 1842 | 30 June 1845 | Commander (2ic) in Agincourt, commanded by Henry William Bruce, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane, East Indies | |
| 7 March 1851 | 24 March 1854 | Captain in Penelope (until paying off), flagship of Commodore Henry William Bruce, west coast of Africa | |
| 11 December 1854 | 29 December 1854 | Captain in Monarch, Devonport | |
| 1 January 1856 | 25 February 1857 | Captain in Arrogant (until paying off at Portsmouth), North America and West Indies (after being prepared for the 1856 Baltic fleet) | |
| 10 April 1857 | 2 August 1858 | Captain in Castor (until paying off at Chatham), flagship of Rear-Admiral Frederick William Grey, Cape of Good Hope | |
| (1861) | 18 February 1861 | Superintendent of Royal William Victualling Yard and Plymouth Hospital (until resigning due to ill health) | |
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