Anthony Hoskins
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| Anthony Hoskins | |
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| 1828 – 1901 | |
 Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1842 - 1893 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet |
| Awards | GCB |
Admiral Sir Anthony Hiley Hoskins GCB (1828-1901), was a British naval officer who was First Sea Lord from 1891 to 1893.
Hoskins entered the Royal Navy in 1842. From 1860 to 1861 he served in South America as commander of HMS Hecate. After serving in African waters and in the Far East, he commanded the HMS Eclipse on the North American station. Hoskins was senior officer of the Bahamas Division until late in 1870, when he was transferred to the Barbados Division. He was made a lord commissioner of the admiralty in 1880 and was Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1889. From 1891, he became First Sea Lord.
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| Preceded by Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton |
First Sea Lord 1891—1893 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick Richards |
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