Henry McClintock Alexander R.N.
Henry McClintock Alexander R.N.
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Henry McClintock Alexander R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Rev. Robert Alexander (1795-1872) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
7 October 1834 | | Born |
22 October 1864 | | Married, firstly, Eliza Frances Charlotte (d. 1 April 1875), daughter of Rear-Adm. Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman, 8th Bt. |
16 January 1877 | | Married, secondly, Agnes, daughter of Captain James Hannay |
18 December 1896 | | Died |
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Date | Rank |
February 1848 | Entered Navy |
7 May 1855 | Mate |
27 September 1856 | Lieutenant |
12 February 1864 | Commander |
1 June 1869 | Captain |
1 October 1873 | Retired Captain |
12 April 1886 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
7 May 1855 | 5 June 1856 | Mate in Penelope, commanded by Captain William Saltonstall Wiseman, Cape of Good Hope |
6 June 1856 | 26 September 1856 | Acing lieutenant in Castor, commanded by Commodore Henry Dundas Trotter, Commander-in-chief, Cape of Good Hope |
27 September 1856 | 2 August 1858 | Lieutenant in Castor, commanded by Henry Dundas Trotter then Captain Henry Lyster, Commander-in-chief, Cape of Good Hope |
1 January 1859 | 20 May 1859 | Lieutenant in Russell, commanded by Captain George Wodehouse, Coast Guard, Falmouth |
21 May 1859 | 18 October 1862 | Lieutenant in Agamemnon, commanded by Captain Thomas Hope, Mediterranean |
20 September 1863 | 30 January 1865 | Lieutenant in Curacoa, commanded by Commodore William Saltonstall Wiseman, during the New Zealand War |
2 July 1866 | 19 March 1867 | Commander (2ic) in Hector, commanded by Captain William Garnham Luard, Channel squadron |
(January 1868) | 30 March 1869 | Commander in Mutine (until paying off at Sheerness), Pacific |