James Elphinstone Erskine R.N.
James Elphinstone Erskine R.N.
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James Elphinstone Erskine R.N. | Explanation |
Son of James Erskine (1804-1844), brother of John Elphinstone Erskine |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
2 December 1838 | | Born |
1885 | | Married Margaret Eliza, fourth daughter of Rev. John Constable, rector of Marston Biggot, Somerset |
1897 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
25 July 1911 | | Died (Venlaw, Peeblesshire) |
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Date | Rank |
1852 | Entered Navy |
28 June 1859 | Lieutenant |
4 August 1862 | Commander |
4 November 1868 | Captain |
18 January 1886 | Rear-Admiral |
14 February 1892 | Vice-Admiral |
23 August 1897 | Admiral |
3 October 1902 | Admiral of the Fleet |
1908 | Retired Admiral of the Fl |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
26 February 1865 | 16 February 1867 | Commander in Speedwell (until paying off at Woolwich), West coast of Africa |
(22 January 1868) | 22 January 1868 | Commander in Columbine, Pacific |
19 November 1873 | 18 January 1878 | Captain in Eclipse (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Sheerness). North America and West Indies |
18 April 1878 | 22 October 1878 | Captain in Boadicea (from commissioning at Portsmouth) |
1880 | | Private secretary to Lord Northbrook, first Lord of the Admiralty |
21 January 1882 | 12 November 1884 | Commodore, Commander-in-Chief, Australia |
1885 | 18 January 1886 | Naval aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria |
1888 | 1891 | Senior officer on the coast of Ireland |
17 April 1895 | 15 September 1897 | Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies |
1901 | 1902 | First and Principal Naval aide-de-camp to King Edward |