Admiral

Admiral

Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...

 Sir Anthony Hiley Hoskins GCB

Order of the Bath

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 (1828–1901), was a British naval officer who was First Naval Lord

First Sea Lord

The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service; it was formerly known as First Naval Lord. He also holds the title of Chief of Naval Staff, and is known by the abbreviations 1SL/CNS...

 from 1891 to 1893.

Naval career

Educated at Winchester College

Winchester College

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, Hoskins entered the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 in 1842. He took part in the Cape Frontier War

Xhosa wars

The Xhosa Wars, also known as the Cape Frontier Wars, were a series of nine wars between the Xhosa people and European settlers, from 1779 to 1879 in what is now the Eastern Cape in South Africa....

 of 1851 and the capture of Canton

Guangzhou

Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

 during the Second Opium War

Second Opium War

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 of 1857.

From 1860 to 1861 he served on the Pacific Station

Pacific Station

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 as captain of HMS Hecate

HMS Hecate (1839)

HMS Hecate was a 4-gun paddle sloop launched on 30 March 1839 from the Chatham Dockyard.She was assigned to the Mediterranean Station between 1840 and 1843, she participated during the Syrian War of 1840. After a period of be laid in reserve she served as part of the West Africa Squadron off Africa...

 and HMS Plumper. After commanding HMS Zebra

HMS Zebra (1860)

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 in African waters, he commanded HMS Eclipse

HMS Eclipse

Eight ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse:, a 12-gun, 169 ton gunboat launched at Blackwall on 29 March 1797 and sold in October 1802., a 12-gun French brig originally called Venteux captured by the Royal Navy 1803. Renamed Eagle soon after capture, her name was changed on 26...

 on the North American Station. In 1873 he became Captain of HMS Sultan

HMS Sultan

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 in Channel waters. He went on to be Commodore

Commodore (Royal Navy)

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 of the Australian Station in 1875.

He was made a Junior Naval Lord

Fourth Sea Lord

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 in 1880, Second Naval Lord

Second Sea Lord

The Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command , commonly just known as the Second Sea Lord , is one of the most senior admirals of the British Royal Navy , and is responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments.-History:In 1805, for the first time, specific functions were...

 in 1885 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet

Mediterranean Fleet

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 in 1889. From 1891, he became First Naval Lord

First Sea Lord

The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service; it was formerly known as First Naval Lord. He also holds the title of Chief of Naval Staff, and is known by the abbreviations 1SL/CNS...

. He retired in 1893.

He died at Pleystons Capel near Dorking

Dorking

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 and is buried at North Perrott

North Perrott

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