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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Hewitt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1882.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 618.</ref>
Hewitt was appointed to the {{UK-Pelican|f=t}} on 23 May, 1881.  He was invalided from her with a hernia on 23 June, 1882.  While unfit, he was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1882.  He was not found fit before 26 October, 1882.  On 4 January, 1883, he reported to the Royal Naval College for study.  On 1 September, he was appointed to {{UK-2Repulse}}, but at the end of the year joined {{UK-Iris}} in the Mediterranean.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 619.</ref>


Hewitt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1895.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 618.</ref>
On 8 March, 1887, {{UK-1Iris}} paid off and Hewitt started 44 days of leave at full pay.  Before this elapsed, he was appointed to {{UK-1Lily}} of the North America squadron as first lieutenant.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 619.</ref>


Hewitt was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1901.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 618.</ref>
Hewitt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1895 and appointed to {{UK-Sirius}} in lieu of a lieutenant.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 619.</ref>
 
Hewitt was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1901.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 619.</ref>


Hewitt elected to travel to England for an operation, arriving home in ''Oceana'' on 11 December 1904.  He was fit on 7 April, 1905.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 625.</ref>
Hewitt elected to travel to England for an operation, arriving home in ''Oceana'' on 11 December 1904.  He was fit on 7 April, 1905.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 625.</ref>

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Rear-Admiral (retired) John Gorham Hewitt (24 November, 1858 – 28 December, 1913) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hewitt was appointed to the destroyer Pelican on 23 May, 1881. He was invalided from her with a hernia on 23 June, 1882. While unfit, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1882. He was not found fit before 26 October, 1882. On 4 January, 1883, he reported to the Royal Naval College for study. On 1 September, he was appointed to Repulse, but at the end of the year joined Iris in the Mediterranean.[1]

On 8 March, 1887, Iris paid off and Hewitt started 44 days of leave at full pay. Before this elapsed, he was appointed to Lily of the North America squadron as first lieutenant.[2]

Hewitt was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1895 and appointed to Sirius in lieu of a lieutenant.[3]

Hewitt was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1901.[4]

Hewitt elected to travel to England for an operation, arriving home in Oceana on 11 December 1904. He was fit on 7 April, 1905.[5]

Hewitt was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Juno on 27 June, 1905.[6]

Hewitt was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 June, 1906 and promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 January, 1911.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert H. S. Stokes 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Caledonia
16 Jan, 1899[8][9] 		Succeeded by
Arthur C. B. Bromley
as Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Impregnable
Preceded by
Francis C. M. Noel 		Captain of H.M.S. Wallaroo
? – 7 Feb, 1904[10] 		Succeeded by
William Stokes Rees
Preceded by
John G. M. Field 		Captain of H.M.S. Katoomba
8 Feb, 1904[11] – 26 Oct, 1904[12] 		Succeeded by
Douglas L. Dent
Preceded by
Edmund R. Pears 		Captain of H.M.S. Argonaut
20 May, 1905[13] – 26 Jun, 1905[14] 		Succeeded by
Edmund H. Smith
Preceded by
Arthur H. Christian 		Captain of H.M.S. Juno
27 Jun, 1905[15] – 10 Oct, 1905[16] 		Succeeded by
John de M. Hutchison
Preceded by
Spencer V. Y. de Horsey 		Captain of H.M.S. Blake
14 Dec, 1905[17] – 1 Jun, 1906[18] 		Succeeded by
Albert S. Lafone

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  2. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  3. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  4. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  5. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 625.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 22 June, 1905. Issue 37740, col B, p. 10.
  7. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 625.
  8. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 235.
  10. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  11. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  12. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  13. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  14. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  15. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  16. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  17. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.
  18. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 619.

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