Montagu Stopford (admiral)
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Vice-Admiral Sir Montagu Stopford KCB
(11 November 1798 - 10 November 1864) was an officer in the Royal Navy
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, he entered the Navy on 8 November 1810 and was commissioned as Lieutenant
on 17 July 1819 and as Commander
on 29 January 1822. He was promoted to Captain only 3 years later, on 8 April 1825, and his commands at that rank included (1842-46, in the West Indies and North America), (1850-?, during her 1850 re-commissioning), (during her 1851 commissioning, preparing her to be Vice-Admiral James Whitley Deans Dundas
's flagship in the Mediterranean, until was selected for this role instead), and (during her commissioning January-March 1852). Also during that time, on 25 August 1827, he married Cordelia Winifreda, the second daughter of Major-General Sir George Whitmore
- they had four children and a 24 year marriage before she died on 4 September 1851.
He was captain in the Waterloo again from 1 April 1852, this time during her service as Vice-Admiral Josceline Percy's flagship. He left that role on 5 December 1853 on being promoted to rear admiral
, becoming the Admiral superintendent of the Malta
dockyard by c.1855, flying his flag in . He also remarried, to Lucy Cay, daughter of John Cay, on 29 September 1853, and the couple had three more children (one of whom was Colonel Sir Lionel Stopford). He became a Knight Commander of the Bath on 5 July 1855, and was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 25 June 1858, and finally admiral on 30 November 1863. He had retired by 9 February 1864.
Order of the Bath
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(11 November 1798 - 10 November 1864) was an officer in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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Naval career
The fifth and youngest son of James Stopford, 3rd Earl of CourtownJames Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown
James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown KP, PC , known as Viscount Stopford from 1770 to 1810, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Tory politician....
, he entered the Navy on 8 November 1810 and was commissioned as Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
on 17 July 1819 and as Commander
Commander (Royal Navy)
Commander is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is immediately junior to captain and immediately senior to the rank of lieutenant commander...
on 29 January 1822. He was promoted to Captain only 3 years later, on 8 April 1825, and his commands at that rank included (1842-46, in the West Indies and North America), (1850-?, during her 1850 re-commissioning), (during her 1851 commissioning, preparing her to be Vice-Admiral James Whitley Deans Dundas
James Whitley Deans Dundas
Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas GCB was a Royal Navy officer and a First Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
's flagship in the Mediterranean, until was selected for this role instead), and (during her commissioning January-March 1852). Also during that time, on 25 August 1827, he married Cordelia Winifreda, the second daughter of Major-General Sir George Whitmore
George Whitmore (general)
Sir George Whitmore, K.C.H. was a British Army officer. He was the son of George Whitmore and Mary Walls . He headed the Royal Engineers detachment on Malta as its Colonel Commandant between 1811 and 1829...
- they had four children and a 24 year marriage before she died on 4 September 1851.
He was captain in the Waterloo again from 1 April 1852, this time during her service as Vice-Admiral Josceline Percy's flagship. He left that role on 5 December 1853 on being promoted to rear admiral
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
, becoming the Admiral superintendent of the Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
dockyard by c.1855, flying his flag in . He also remarried, to Lucy Cay, daughter of John Cay, on 29 September 1853, and the couple had three more children (one of whom was Colonel Sir Lionel Stopford). He became a Knight Commander of the Bath on 5 July 1855, and was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 25 June 1858, and finally admiral on 30 November 1863. He had retired by 9 February 1864.