Henry Palliser

Admiral Henry St Leger Bury Palliser (22 June 1839 – 17 March 1907) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

For the English cricketer, see Henry Palliser (cricketer).

Henry Palliser
Born22 June 1839 (1839-06-22)
Died17 March 1907 (1907-03-18) (aged 67)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Victory
Pacific Station

Palliser was appointed a Commander in the Royal Navy in 1869.[1] In 1882 he was offered a map purporting to show the location on the Cocos Islands of gold and silver looted from the Mary Dear but, despite looking, he never found anything.[2] Following promotion to captain in 1878,[3] he was given command of HMS Victory in 1891.[4] He was appointed Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong from December 1891 to June 1893. He was next appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1896.[5] Promoted to full admiral in 1904,[6] he died in 1907 and was buried at Everton Church in Bedfordshire.[7]

References
  1. "No. 23469". The London Gazette. 16 February 1869. p. 796.
  2. Treasure of the Cocos Islands
  3. "No. 24569". The London Gazette. 5 April 1878. p. 2394.
  4. HMS Victory - Commanding Officers
  5. William Loney RN
  6. "No. 27659". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1904. p. 1791.
  7. The Times, 20 March 1907
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Henry Stephenson		 Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
1896–1899		 Succeeded by
Sir Lewis Beaumont
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