Richard Arthur R.N.
Richard Arthur R.N.
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Richard Arthur R.N. | Explanation |
Son of John Arthur (1732-1788) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
1779 | | Born (Plymouth, Devonshire, England) |
November 1809 | | Married Elizabeth Fortescue (1785-1853), daughter of Rev William Wells, Rector of East Allington, Devonshire |
28 July 1838 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) |
1854 | | Died (Plymouth, Devonshire, England) |
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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Date | Rank |
1788 | Entered Navy |
28 February 1800 | Lieutenant |
1 November 1805 | Commander |
11 January 1810 | Captain |
9 November 1846 | Rear-Admiral |
17 September 1853 | Vice-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
25 September 1806 | December 1807 | Commander in Vesuvius (1776, bomb), second Battle of Copenhagen. |
12 April 1808 | | Commander in Cherokee (1808, brig-sloop), taking part in the 1809 Scheldt expedition |
10 October 1812 | 1 December 1815 | Captain in Andromeda (American, captured 1812, sixth rate), off Lisbon and in the Mediterranean |
1844 | 22 September 1844 | Captain in Victory and superintendent of the Ordinary, Portsmouth |
23 September 1844 | 9 November 1846 | Captain in Ocean, Sheerness, and Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard |