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Algernon de Horsey

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magistrates for many years and Deputy Lieutenant. On 7 November 1913, he was appointed a deputy governor of the Isle of Wight. He died on 22 October 1922 and was described by
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later that year. He received the Naval General Service Medal and bar for his service in Syria as well as a medal for his service in Acre given by the Sultan of the
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He married Caroline, daughter of Admiral Andrew Drew, in 1861 and was the father of Louisa Mary Adeline de Horsey Phillips and grandfather of Admiral
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as "Doyen of the Navy". He is buried, together with his wife Caroline, at Carisbrooke (Mountjoy) Cemetery within sight of
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in December 1884. He was promoted to full Admiral in April 1885 and placed on retired list in July 1892.
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from May 1868. He was Senior Officer on the Lakes of Canada during the
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while his other daughter married Major William Croughton of the
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Royal Navy personnel of the Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
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Obituary: Algernon De Horsey, The Times, October 1922
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He frequently contributed letters to 183:(25 July 1827 – 22 October 1922) was a 529: 527: 525: 172:Sir Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey 7: 368:Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron 664:Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station 329:Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station 311:and responsible for superintending 231:in 1840 and served on the coast of 187:officer, appointed aide-de-camp to 478:, was named for de Horsey, as was 14: 602:. 14 November 1913. p. 7965. 395:The Great Revolution in Pitcairn 264:in September 1857, he commanded 260:from November 1855. Promoted to 75: 59: 543:Young, Rosalind Amelia (1881). 472:North Coast of British Columbia 302:Senior Naval Officer in Jamaica 1: 734:History of British Columbia 569:The Mark Twain Encyclopedia 447:. His son was Vice Admiral 421:The Rule of the Road at Sea 16:British admiral (1827–1922) 770: 744:People of the Fenian raids 482:, which separates it from 331:in 1876, with his flag in 315:. He captured the Spanish 215:. His only sister was the 697: 688: 680: 670: 661: 653: 648: 555:. Scribner & Co.: 60. 392:to write the short story 207:De Horsey was the son of 366:civil war. He was made 285:from November 1865 and 253:that same month and of 449:Victor Yorke de Horsey 352:. In this capacity he 25:Sir Algernon de Horsey 684:The Duke of Edinburgh 423:. He was chairman of 227:De Horsey joined the 87:Years of service 466:at the mouth of the 304:with his pennant in 217:Countess of Cardigan 729:Royal Navy admirals 674:Frederick Stirling 599:The London Gazette 549:Scribner's Monthly 453:3rd Dragoon Guards 433:Carisbrooke Castle 213:Earl of Stradbroke 707: 706: 698:Succeeded by 671:Succeeded by 649:Military offices 480:De Horsey Passage 401:He was appointed 370:with his flag in 327:He was appointed 209:Spencer de Horsey 166: 165: 761: 701:Charles Fellowes 681:Preceded by 654:Preceded by 646: 640: 635: 629: 628: 626: 624: 610: 604: 603: 590: 584: 583: 563: 557: 556: 540: 534: 531: 520: 518:William Loney RN 515: 464:De Horsey Island 417:An African Pilot 313:Jamaica Dockyard 182: 79: 71: 64: 63: 49: 47: 21: 769: 768: 764: 763: 762: 760: 759: 758: 709: 708: 703: 694: 686: 676: 667: 659: 644: 643: 636: 632: 622: 620: 612: 611: 607: 592: 591: 587: 580: 565: 564: 560: 542: 541: 537: 532: 523: 516: 497: 492: 461: 441: 386:Pitcairn Island 278:from May 1864, 271:from May 1859, 225: 205: 174: 151:Pacific Station 149: 142: 135: 128: 121: 114: 58: 45: 43: 42:22 October 1922 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 767: 765: 757: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 711: 710: 705: 704: 699: 696: 687: 682: 678: 677: 672: 669: 660: 657:George Hancock 655: 651: 650: 642: 641: 630: 605: 585: 578: 558: 535: 521: 494: 493: 491: 488: 460: 457: 440: 437: 374:Northumberland 237:Ottoman Empire 224: 221: 204: 201: 189:Queen Victoria 164: 163: 158: 154: 153: 106: 102: 101: 96: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 73: 67: 66: 65:United Kingdom 56: 52: 51: 50:(aged 95) 40: 36: 35: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 766: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 716: 714: 702: 693: 692: 685: 679: 675: 666: 665: 658: 652: 647: 639: 634: 631: 619: 615: 609: 606: 601: 600: 595: 589: 586: 581: 579:0-8240-7212-X 575: 571: 570: 562: 559: 554: 550: 546: 539: 536: 530: 528: 526: 522: 519: 514: 512: 510: 508: 506: 504: 502: 500: 496: 489: 487: 486:to its west. 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 465: 458: 456: 454: 450: 446: 438: 436: 434: 430: 426: 425:Isle of Wight 422: 418: 414: 413: 408: 404: 399: 397: 396: 391: 387: 383: 378: 376: 375: 369: 365: 361: 360: 355: 351: 350: 344: 343: 337: 336: 330: 325: 323: 322: 318: 314: 310: 309: 303: 299: 295: 291: 290: 284: 283: 277: 276: 270: 269: 263: 259: 258: 252: 251: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 222: 220: 218: 214: 210: 202: 200: 198: 194: 190: 186: 181: 177: 173: 170: 162: 159: 155: 152: 148: 147: 141: 140: 134: 133: 127: 126: 120: 119: 113: 112: 107: 103: 100: 97: 93: 89: 85: 82: 78: 74: 68: 62: 57: 53: 41: 37: 33: 29: 22: 19: 689: 662: 633: 621:. 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United Kingdom

Royal Navy
Admiral
HMS Devastation
HMS Victor
HMS Brisk
HMS Wolverine
HMS Aurora
HMS Hector
Pacific Station
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Admiral
KCB
DL
Royal Navy
Queen Victoria
Fenian raids
Jamaica
Spencer de Horsey
Earl of Stradbroke
Countess of Cardigan
Royal Navy
Syria
Ottoman Empire
commander
sloop
HMS Devastation
HMS Victor
captain

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