Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot R.N.
Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot R.N.
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Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot R.N. | Explanation |
Third son of Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Earl of Minto (1782-1859; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
12 December 1818 | | Born (Minto-house, Roxburghshire) |
21 August 1841 | 2 September 1845 | Captain in Spartan (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), North America and West Indies |
12 September 1857 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) |
8 December 1863 | | Married, firstly, Louisa (died 1870), daughter of Edward Blackett, 6th Bt. |
4 February 1874 | | Married, secondly, Lady Harriette Emily (died 1895), daughter of Henry Thomas Liddell, first earl of Ravensworth |
24 May 1881 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
21 May 1895 | | Died (Southampton) |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
6 May 1832 | Entered Navy |
27 June 1838 | Lieutenant |
16 July 1840 | Commander |
16 August 1841 | Captain |
5 August 1861 | Rear-Admiral |
6 April 1866 | Vice-Admiral |
8 February 1873 | Admiral |
1 December 1881 | Admiral of the Fleet |
12 December 1888 | Retired Admiral of the Fleet |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
18 June 1838 | 27 June 1838 | Mate in Royal George, commanded by Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Portsmouth |
28 June 1838 | 26 October 1838 | Lieutenant in Rodney, commanded by Captain Hyde Parker, Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840) |
27 October 1838 | 15 July 1840 | Lieutenant in Talbot, commanded by Henry John Codrington, Mediterranean |
16 July 1840 | 15 August 1841 | Commander in Hazard (until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840) |
26 September 1841 | 2 September 1845 | Captain in Spartan (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), North America and West Indies |
23 May 1853 | 25 January 1855 | Captain in Sybille, East Indies (including the Second Anglo-Chinese War) |
26 January 1855 | 13 May 1858 | Commodore in Sybille, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) |
27 April 1859 | 26 October 1860 | Captain in Cressy (from commissioning), Channel squadron, then (July 1859) Mediterranean |
27 October 1860 | 23 August 1861 | Captain in St Jean d'Acre, commanded by Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot, Mediterranean |
9 April 1864 | 10 December 1864 | Commander-in-chief, south east coast of America (until Bombay was accidentally burnt) (flag in Bombay) |
3 April 1865 | | Commander-in-chief, south east coast of America (flag in Narcissus) |
1 July 1870 | 11 February 1873 | Commander-in-chief, the Nore |
9 January 1880 | 1 December 1881 | Commander-in-chief, Devonport |