William Codrington (Royal Navy officer)
William Codrington | |
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Born | 21 February 1832 |
Died | 29 July 1888 | (aged 56)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Lord Warden HMS Hercules |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral William Codrington CB (21 February 1832 – 29 July 1888) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Junior Naval Lord.
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Codrington appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1855.[1] Promoted to Captain in 1869, he was given command of , HMS Lord Warden and then HMS Hercules.[1] He was appointed Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1876 and Captain of the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth in 1880.[1] He went on to be Captain of the Gunnery School at Portsmouth in 1881, Director of Naval Ordnance in 1882, Captain-superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard in 1883 and Junior Naval Lord in 1885.[1] His last appointment was as Admiral-Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard in 1886.[1]
Family[]
In 1879 he married Mary Auber Leach.[2]
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Categories:
- 1832 births
- 1888 deaths
- Royal Navy admirals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath