Edward Durnford King
Sir Edward Durnford King | |
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| Born | 1771 |
| Died | 14 January 1862 |
| Allegiance | Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order |
Cadiz before going on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and Brazil in 1840 and then Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
in 1845.
Durnford King joined the
Promoted to acting
Cadiz.[1] He was given command of the third-rate, HMS Monmouth in 1807 and then took part in the capture of Tharangambadi (Tranquebar) in India.[1] He transferred to the third-rate, HMS Rodney, in 1811, the third-rate, HMS Cornwallis, in 1814 and to the second-rate, HMS Windsor Castle in 1825.[2]
Knighted in 1833,
Family
He married Elizabeth Bennett.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Last will and testament of Major Andrew Durnford for his Bermuda property". Durnford Family. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ a b O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
- ^ "The Knights of England. A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland"
- ^ Hiscocks, Richard (17 January 2016). "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852". morethannelson.com. morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Geni