Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby R.N.
Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby R.N.

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Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby R.N.Explanation
Second son of Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby (1785-1867)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
20 February 1825 Born (Winwick, Lancashire)
27 April 1853 Married Emily Frances (1829-1892), daughter of the Rev. John James Coles (1787-1865)of Ditcham Park, Hampshire, and sister of Captain Cowper Phipps Coles R.N.
12 August 1878 K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath)
19 December 1885 G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath)
18 January 1886 First and principal naval aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria
18891890Aide-de-camp to Kaiser Wilhelm II during his visits to Britain
3 March 1895 Died (Little Green, Lordington, Sussex)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
March 1837Entered Navy
20 February 1844Mate
15 June 1844Lieutenant
12 January 1850Commander
18 December 1852Captain
1 January 1869Rear-Admiral
1 January 1875Vice-Admiral
15 June 1879Admiral
1 May 1888Admiral of the Fleet
20 February 1895Retired Admiral of the Fl
 
Date fromDate toService
21 February 184414 June 1844Mate in Winchester, commanded by Captain Charles Eden, Cape of Good Hope
15 June 184430 September 1844Lieutenant in Winchester, commanded by Captain Charles Eden, Cape of Good Hope
1 October 184427 March 1847Lieutenant in Cleopatra, commanded by Captain Christopher Wyvill, Cape of Good Hope
28 March 184729 April 1847Lieutenant in Wolverene, commanded by Commander John Charles Dalrymple Hay, East Indies
6 September 184718 February 1850Lieutenant in Asia, commanded by Captain Robert Fanshawe Stopford, flagship of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, his father (as Flag-Lieutenant), Pacific
19 February 185024 May 1851Commander (2ic) in Asia, commanded by Captain Robert Fanshawe Stopford, flagship of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, Pacific
21 August 18589 August 1860Captain in Tribune (until paying off at Portsmouth), Pacific (where he diplomatically helped resolve the dispute - 'Pig WarExternal link' - with the United States over San Juan Island, off Vancover)
4 March 186116 December 1862Captain in Neptune (until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean
17 May 18635 September 1865Captain in Edgar, flagship of Rear-Admiral Sidney Colpoys Dacres, Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron
6 September 18653 October 1865Additional Captain in Formidable, commanded by Captain John Fulford, flagship of Vice-Admiral George Robert Lambert, then Charles Talbot, Sheerness, for service in Bristol
4 October 186514 January 1868Commodore in Bristol, west coast of Africa
12 May 186916 November 1870Commander-in-chief, Flying squadron, flag in Duncan then (8 July 1869) Liverpool
2 September 18711 October 1874Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron, flag in Minotaur then (16 May 1873) Agincourt
29 December 187411 January 1877Commissioner of the Admiralty (2nd naval lord)
15 January 187719 March 1880Commander-in-chief, Mediterranean, flag in Alexandra
1 March 188127 November 1882President of the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth
28 November 188228 November 1885Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth , flag in Duke of Wellington (including summer cruise 8 June - 23 July 1885, flag in Minotaur and command of the Baltic fleet assembled during the Panjdeh crisisExternal link )

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