Biography of Fairfax Moresby R.N. (original) (raw)

Fairfax Moresby R.N.

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| | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Fairfax Moresby R.N. | Explanation | | | | | | | Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | | 1786 | | Born | | 6 August 1814 | | Married Eliza Louisa, youngest daughter of Mr John Williams of Bakewell, Derbyshire, mother of his two daughters and three sons | | 1815 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) | | 5 July 1855 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) | | 28 March 1865 | | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) | | 21 January 1877 | | Died | | Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | | | | | | | | Date | Rank | | | 21 December 1799 | Entered Navy | | | 10 April 1806 | Lieutenant | | | 18 April 1811 | Commander | | | 7 June 1814 | Captain | | | 20 December 1849 | Rear-Admiral | | | 12 November 1856 | Vice-Admiral | | | 12 April 1862 | Admiral | | | 21 January 1870 | Admiral of the Fleet | | | | | | | Date from | Date to | Service | | 17 July 1806 | 1 November 1809 | Lieutenant in Kent (1798, third rate), Mediterranean | | 17 January 1810 | 4 February 1811 | Lieutenant in Sultan, Mediterranean | | 6 February 1811 | 10 March 1811 | Acting commander in Eclair (1807, brig-sloop), Mediterranean | | 26 March 1811 | 29 June 1811 | Acting commander in Acorn, Mediterranean | | 10 July 1811 | 4 October 1814 | Commander in Wizard, Mediterranean | | 26 April 1819 | 23 September 1823 | Captain in Menai, guard ship at St Helena, then Cape of Good Hope, then Mauritius | | 23 January 1837 | 14 July 1840 | Captain in Pembroke (until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean | | 1 March 1845 | 30 May 1848 | Captain in Canopus, 1845 experimental squadron then Channel squadron | | 26 August 1850 | 11 May 1854 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific, flag in Portland |

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