Henry Craven St. John

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Admiral Henry Craven St. John, Royal Navy (5 January, 1837 – 21 May, 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

St. John was promoted to the rank of Commander on 12 April, 1866, "in consideration of the skill and judgment displayed by him in effecting the destruction of a large piratical force of Chinese junks, without loss in the attack and capture."[1]

St. John was promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 September, 1873.[2]

Flag Rank

St. John was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 August, 1889, vice Tryon.[3]

St. John was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 15 June, 1901, vice Fremantle.[4]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 23101. p. 2394. 13 April, 1866.
  2. London Gazette: no. 24018. p. 4255. 19 September, 1873.
  3. London Gazette: no. 25965. p. 4460. 16 August, 1889.
  4. London Gazette: no. 27325. p. 4183. 21 June, 1901.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 25 May, 1909. Issue 38968, col D, pg. 11.
  • St. John, Captain H. C., R.N. (1880). Notes and Sketches from the Wild Coasts of Nipon, with Chapters on Cruising after Pirates in Chinese Waters. Edinburgh: David Douglas.

Service Records


Naval Offices
Preceded by
James E. Erskine
Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
1892 – 1895
Succeeded by
Claude E. Buckle