Anthony Hoskins
Sir Anthony Hoskins | |
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (Ottoman Empire)Order of the Medjidie, First Class |
First Naval Lord in September 1891 but in that role took a relaxed view of the size of the Fleet and did not see the need for a large shipbuilding effort on the scale envisaged by some of his colleagues, such as Admiral Sir Frederick Richards and Admiral Sir John Fisher
who were concerned about French and German naval expansion.
Early career
Born the son of Henry Hoskins and Mary Hoskins (née Phelips) and educated at Winchester College, Hoskins entered the Royal Navy in April 1842.[1] During his early career he served in the sixth-rate HMS Conway and then fourth-rate HMS President taking action against slave traders off the coast of East Africa.[1]
Promoted to
China Station seeing action at the Battle of Canton in December 1857 and the Battle of Taku Forts in May 1858 during Second Opium War.[2]
Hoskins was given command of the
Companion of the Order of the Bath on 2 June 1877.[4]
Senior command
Promoted to
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 17 November 1882,[6] Hoskins became Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves later that month.[2] For his service during the Anglo-Egyptian War he was appointed to the Turkish Order of the Medjidie, Second Class on 12 January 1883.[7]
Promoted to
Second Naval Lord in July 1885 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, hoisting his flag in the battleship HMS Camperdown, in March 1889.[2] For his work in the Mediterranean he was advanced to Order of the Medjidie, First Class on 7 November 1889.[9]
Promoted to full
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on his retirement on 17 November 1893.[11]
Hoskins died at Pleystons Capel near Dorking on 21 June 1901 and is buried at North Perrott in Somerset.[1]
Family
In 1865 Hoskins married Dorothea Ann Eliza Robinson, daughter of
Sir George Stamp Robinson, 7th Baronet. Lady Hoskins died shortly after her husband, on 7 October 1901, aged 62.[12] The couple had no children.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34007. Retrieved 26 December 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c d e f g h "William Loney RN". Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "No. 24413". The London Gazette. 2 February 1877. p. 502.
- ^ "No. 24467". The London Gazette. 2 June 1877. p. 3497.
- ^ "No. 24734". The London Gazette. 17 June 1879. p. 3967.
- ^ "No. 25169". The London Gazette. 17 November 1882. p. 5166.
- ^ "No. 25189". The London Gazette. 16 January 1883. p. 280.
- ^ "No. 25475". The London Gazette. 2 June 1885. p. 2530.
- ^ "No. 25991". The London Gazette. 8 November 1889. p. 5919.
- ^ "No. 26174". The London Gazette. 23 June 1891. p. 3300.
- ^ "No. 26459". The London Gazette. 17 November 1893. p. 6423.
- ^ "Obituary – Lady Hoskins". The Times. No. 36580. London. 8 October 1901. p. 4.
External links
- William Loney RN Career History