Frederick Montresor
Admiral Frederick Byng Montresor (1811 – 15 December 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station.
Frederick Montresor | |
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| Born | 1811 |
| Died | 15 December 1887 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Calypso HMS Severn East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station |
Naval career
Montresor was made a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1835.[1] Promoted to Captain in 1857, he took command of HMS Calypso[1] and sailed to Esquimalt in August 1858 to deal with American miners causing commotion in the Fraser River area.[2] In 1862 he transferred to the command of HMS Severn before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station in January 1865.[1]
He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1867, and retired in 1870.[1] In 1873, whilst on the retired list, he was further promoted to retired vice-admiral.[3]
Family
He was son of General Thomas Gage Montresor, grandson of John Montresor and nephew of Henry Tucker Montresor.[4] He married Emily Delafield.[5]
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
References
- William Loney RN
- Barry M. Gough, Turbulent Frontiers and British Expansion: Governor James Douglas, the Royal Navy, and the British Columbia Gold Rushes, The Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 41, No, 1 (Feb. 1972) pp. 15-32. Peter Davis, Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Calypso, accessed 30 April 2008. Peter Davis, Biography of Frederick Byng Montresor R.N.
- "No. 23987". The London Gazette. 13 June 1873. p. 2833.
- Henry Wagner, “The Huguenot Refugee Family of Montrésor”, Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London, vol. 11, opposite p. 293
- HMS Euryalus
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir George King (East Indies and China Station) Sir Baldwin Walker (Cape of Good Hope Station) |
Commander-in-Chief East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station 1865 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Hillyar |