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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter James Hunt-Grubbe|Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe]]''' | ||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Hastings Harris|Sir Robert Hastings Harris]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Hastings Harris|Sir Robert Hastings Harris]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 20:54, 17 July 2012
Admiral SIR Robert Henry More Molyneux, G.C.B., Royal Navy (6 August, 1838 – 29 February, 1904) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Molyneux was promoted to the rank of Commander on 18 December, 1865.[1]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 5 February, 1872, Molyneux was promoted to the rank of Captain with seniority of 6 February, 1872.[2]
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 14 August, 1882.[3]
Molyneux was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria dated 27 March, 1885, vice Ward.[4] On 7 November he was appointed a Knight Commander in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 May, 1888, vice Moresby.[6] He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 4 August, 1891.[7]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 13 July, 1899, vice Hopkins.[8] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 6 August, 1903.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23050. p. 6737. 19 December, 1865.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23826. p. 510. 9 February, 1872.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25138. p. 3794. 15 August, 1882.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25461. p. 1670. 14 April, 1885.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25528. p. 5129. 10 November, 1885.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25816. p. 2766. 15 May, 1888.
- ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27100. p. 4444. 18 July, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27584. p. 4985. 7 August, 1903.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 5 March, 1904. Issue 37334, col D, pg. 12.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe |
Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard 1891 – 1894 |
Succeeded by Edmund J. Church |
Preceded by Sir Richard E. Tracey |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1900 – 1903 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Hastings Harris |