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| Henry John Leeke R.N. | Explanation |
| Son of Samuel Leeke, a deputy lieutenant of Hampshire, and brother of William Leeke, known for his reminiscences of his service as an ensign at the Battle of Waterloo |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 1794 | | Born (St John's, Isle of Wight) |
| 13 November 1818 | | Married, firstly, Augusta Sophia (d. 1861), second daughter of James Dashwood, of Parkhurst, Surrey |
| 25 January 1836 | | K.H. (Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order) |
| 1858 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
| 30 April 1859 | 12 July 1865 | M.P. (Conservative) for Dover |
| 1863 | | Married, secondly, Georgiana Lucy Cecilia, only daughter of Rev. Geoffrey Hornby |
| 26 February 1870 | | Died (Uplands, near Fareham, Hampshire) |
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| Date | Rank |
| 28 September 1803 | Entered Navy |
| 24 November 1810 | Lieutenant |
| 15 June 1814 | Commander |
| 27 May 1826 | Captain |
| 15 April 1854 | Rear-Admiral |
| 2 May 1860 | Vice-Admiral |
| 11 January 1864 | Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 26 March 1818 | | Commander in Myrmidon, west coast of Africa (in 1822, cruising the waters of the Gulf of Guinea, capturing a Portuguese slave-vessel, and liberating Samuel Adjai Crowther, who later became the first African Bishop ordained into the Anglican Church, and Bishop of Niger. |
| 18 October 1845 | 26 November 1847 | Captain in Queen, 1845-1846 experimental squadrons, then flagship of Sir John West, Devonport |
| 26 November 1847 | 27 January 1848 | Captain in San Josef |
| 28 January 1848 | 2 May 1848 | Captain in San Josef |
| 23 April 1859 | 28 June 1859 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (3rd Naval Lord) |
The Mid-Victorian Royal Navy
