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| Hon. Francis Egerton R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 15 September 1824 | Born | ||
| 26 September 1865 | Married Louisa Caroline, daughter of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire | ||
| 15 December 1895 | Died | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 1840 | Entered Navy | ||
| 4 May 1846 | Lieutenant | ||
| 30 January 1850 | Commander | ||
| 1 February 1855 | Captain | ||
| 8 February 1873 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 4 November 1875 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 9 March 1878 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 27 October 1884 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 18 May 1846 | Lieutenant in Raleigh, commanded by Thomas Herbert, south east coast of America (later Flag Lieutenant to Commodore Herbert) | ||
| 25 May 1852 | Commander in Basilisk (Portsmouth), particular service, then (1854) the Baltic during the Russian War | ||
| April 1857 | 20 August 1858 | Captain in Royal Albert, Mediterranean | |
| 6 June 1860 | 9 February 1864 | Captain in St George (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), flagship of Rear-Admiral Edmund Lyons, Plymouth, then (May 1861) North America and West Indies, then (May 1862) Channel squadron, then (November 1862) Mediterranean | |
| 1 March 1866 | 5 August 1867 | Captain in Victory, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief Portsmouth | |
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