Richard Vesey Hamilton
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| Richard Vesey Hamilton | |
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| 28 May 1829 – 17 September 1912 | |
 Admiral Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1843 - 1891 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | First Naval Lord |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Chinese War |
| Awards | GCB |
Admiral Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton GCB (28 May 1829 - 17 September 1912) was a senior naval officer and First Naval Lord. His father was rector of Little Chart in Kent.
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[edit] Naval career
Hamilton joined the Royal Navy in 1843. Between 1852 and 1855 he served as a Lieutenant on HMS Resolute where he was involved in a search for Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to find the North West passage.
In 1856 he served in HMS Haughty and was involved in the Second Anglo-Chinese War.
Between 1862 and 1873 he commanded successively HMS Vesuvius, HMS Sphynx and HMS Achilles.
He was Commander-in-Chief, China from 1885 to 1887 and First Naval Lord from 1889 to 1891.
[edit] Later career
In 1896 he wrote a manual entitled 'Naval Administration'. He died in Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire.
[edit] References
- Service record
- Callender, C. A. R. (2004). "Hamilton, Sir Richard Vesey (1829–1912)", in rev. Andrew Lambert: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
[edit] Further reading
- Naval Administration, Richard Vesey Hamilton, G. Bell & Sons, 1896
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Arthur Hood |
First Sea Lord 1889—1891 |
Succeeded by Sir Anthony Hoskins |
