William Houston Stewart R.N.
William Houston Stewart R.N.
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William Houston Stewart R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Houston Stewart (1791-1875) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
7 September 1822 | | Born (Kirkmichael House, Ayrshire) |
20 February 1850 | | Married, firstly, Catherine Elizabeth (1829-1867), only daughter of Eyre Coote (1806-1834) of West Park, Hampshire |
11 January 1872 | | Married, secondly, Blanche Caroline (1845-1927), daughter of Keith Stewart, R.N. |
2 June 1877 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
21 June 1887 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) |
13 November 1901 | | Died (London) |
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
Obituary in the Times newspaper |
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Date | Rank |
29 April 1835 | Entered Navy |
26 September 1842 | Lieutenant |
19 May 1848 | Commander |
9 July 1854 | Captain |
1 April 1870 | Rear-Admiral |
12 November 1876 | Vice-Admiral |
23 November 1881 | Admiral |
30 March 1885 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
29 June 1842 | March 1843 | Lieutenant in Volage, commanded by William Dickson, North America and West Indies |
March 1843 | | Lieutenant in Illustrious, commanded by John Elphinstone Erskine, flagship of Vice-Admiral Charles Adam, North America and West Indies |
1844 | | Lieutenant in Ringdove, commanded by William Daniell, west coast of Africa |
28 November 1845 | 1847 | Lieutenant in Grampus, commanded by Henry Byam Martin, Pacific |
1847 | | Studied steam engineering at Woolwich |
5 August 1851 | 1853 | Commander in Virago, Pacific (recapturing the Chilean colony of Punta Arenas in the Strait of Magellan from revolutionaries) |
9 July 1854 | October 1854 | Acting captain in Firebrand, Black Sea during the Russian War |
2 February 1855 | | Captain in Dragon, the Baltic during the Russian War |
4 May 1857 | 3 May 1860 | Captain in Impregnable, flagship of Vice-Admiral Barrington Reynolds, Plymouth |
3 May 1860 | June 1863 | Captain in Marlborough, flagship of Vice-Admiral William Fanshawe Martin, Mediterranean |
19 November 1863 | 30 November 1868 | Superintendent of Chatham dockyard |
3 January 1866 | | Captain in Wellesley, guard ship of ordinary, Chatham |
13 July 1870 | 21 November 1871 | Superintendent of Devonport dockyard |
20 November 1871 | 28 April 1872 | Superintendent of Portsmouth dockyard |
29 April 1872 | 1 December 1881 | Controller of the Navy |
1 December 1881 | 1 December 1884 | Commander-in-chief, Devonport |