Richard Vesey Hamilton
Sir Richard Hamilton | |
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Relations | J. W. Hamilton (brother) |
Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton
Later in his career he became commander-in-chief at
Early career
Born the son of the Revd John Vesey Hamilton and his wife Frances Agnes Hamilton (née Malone), Hamilton was educated at the Royal Naval School in Camberwell and joined the Royal Navy in July 1843.[1] He was posted to the sloop HMS Virago in the Mediterranean Fleet.[1]
He volunteered to become a mate on the barque HMS Assistance which was despatched in 1850, under the command of Captain Erasmus Ommanney, on a mission to search for Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated expedition to find the Northwest Passage.[2] Promoted to lieutenant on 11 October 1851, he volunteered for a second mission this time in the barque HMS Resolute which was despatched in 1852, under the command of Captain Henry Kellett, in search of Franklin.[2] Resolute became stuck in the ice in the spring of 1854 and Kellett and his crew were ordered to abandon ship.[3]
Hamilton was given command of the gunboat HMS Haughty in February 1856 and took part in the Battle of Fatshan Creek in June 1857 during the Second Opium War.[4] Promoted to[commander on 10 August 1857, he was given command of the sloop HMS Hydra on the West Indies Station in June 1858.[2]
Promoted to captain on 27 January 1862, he took command of the sloop
Senior command
Promoted to rear admiral on 27 September 1877,
Hamilton went on to be
In retirement he wrote Naval Administration; The Constitution, Character, and Functions of the Board of Admiralty, and of the Civil Departments It Directs.[1] He died at his home in Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire on 17 September 1912, and is buried at Eltham in South London.[1]
Family
In 1862 Hamilton married he Julia Frances Delmé Murray; they had two sons and two daughters.[1] William John Warburton Hamilton was his eldest brother.[12]
Publications
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Callender, G. A. (2004). "Hamilton, Sir Richard Vesey". In Lambert, Andrew (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b c d e f g "William Loney RN". Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ Wallis 1978, pp. 74–75.
- ^ "No. 22027". The London Gazette. 1 August 1857. p. 2687.
- ^ "No. 24213". The London Gazette. 29 May 1875. p. 2851.
- ^ "No. 24508". The London Gazette. 2 October 1877. p. 5455.
- ^ "No. 25320". The London Gazette. 22 February 1884. p. 895.
- ^ "No. 25712". The London Gazette. 21 June 1887. p. 3361.
- ^ "No. 25749". The London Gazette. 21 October 1887. p. 5653.
- ^ "No. 26517". The London Gazette. 29 May 1894. p. 3121.
- ^ "No. 26628". The London Gazette. 25 May 1895. p. 3079.
- ^ Scholefield 1940, pp. 349–350.
Sources
- DIA. Retrieved 21 September 2013.[ISBN missing]
- Wallis, Geoffrey (1978). A 'Resolute' Reminder. United States Naval Institute Proceedings.[ISBN missing]
External links
- William Loney RN Career History
- Works by or about Richard Vesey Hamilton at Wikisource