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Encyclopedia > Lord John Hay (admiral of the fleet)

Lord John Hay GCB (August 23, 1827 Geneva, SwitzerlandMay 4, 1916) was a British politician and Admiral of the Fleet. Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Hunters a cool hobo For other uses, see Geneva (disambiguation). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...


He was the fourth son of George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale. He joined the Royal Navy in 1839, and served in the China War in 1842 and before Sebastopol. He was Commodore of the East India Station from 1861-1863. George Hay, 8th Marquis of Tweeddale, (February 1, 1787 - October 10, 1876) was a Scottish soldier and administrator who rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the British Army. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...


In 1876 he married Christina Lambert, youngest daughter of Nathaniel Grace Lambert, MP, of Buckinghamshire.


He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Wick from 1857-1859, and for Ripon from 1866–1871. He was Fifth Naval Lord, April–May 1866; Fourth Naval Lord, May–July 1866; Third Naval Lord, 18681871; Second Naval Lord, 18801883; First Naval Lord, 1886; and Admiral of the Fleet, 1888. This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... Ripon was a constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and one member thereafter. ... The Fifth Sea Lord was one of the senior positions in the Royal Navy During the First World War, it was one of four additional Sea Lords created during the war to manage the navy. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Fourth Sea Lord was one of the senior positions of the Royal Navy The post was the Chief of Naval Supplies, reponsible for supplying the navy. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Third Sea Lord was the old title of the senior officer responsible for procurement in the Royal Navy. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Second Sea Lord is one of the senior admirals of the Royal Navy. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Admiral of the Fleet is a supreme naval position that has existed in historical navies and still exists in several modern-day navies. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...


He commanded the Channel Squadron from 1877–1879; took possession of and administered Cyprus, 1878; commanded Mediterranean Station, 1883–1886; Commander-in-Chief of Devonport in 1887–1888. He retired in 1897. Devonport in 1909, courtesy WW1 Archive Devonport Dockyard and the Hamoaze from the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall Her Majestys Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (HMS Drake), is one of three operating naval bases in the Royal Navy. ...


He was awarded the GCB in 1886. Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ...


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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Samuel Laing
Member of Parliament for Wick
18571859
Succeeded by
Samuel Laing
Preceded by
Sir Charles Wood, Bt
Robert Kearsley
Member of Parliament for Ripon
with Robert Kearsley 1866–1868

1866–1871
Succeeded by
Sir Henry Knight Storks


 

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