Robert Hall | |
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Born | 5 July 1817 |
Died | 11 June 1882 |
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Battles/wars | Crimean War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Vice-Admiral Robert Hall, CB (c. 1817 – 11 June 1882) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Third Lord and Controller of the Navy.
He was the natural son of Sir Robert Hall (1778-1818), a naval officer, and Miss Mary Ann Edwards. [1]
Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1833. [2] Promoted to captain in 1855, he commanded HMS Gladiator in the Sea of Azov and HMS Miranda in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. [2] He was then given command of HMS Termagant. [2]
He was appointed Private Secretary to the Duke of Somerset ( First Lord of the Admiralty) in 1863, Superintendent of Pembroke dockyard in 1866 [3] and Third Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1871. [2] He was afterwards Naval Secretary of the Admiralty from 1872 to 1882 and acting Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty in 1882 in the absence of the incumbent. [2]
Hall was laid to rest in the secular cemetery of Mount St Bernard Abbey, Leicestershire. [4]
Robert Hall | |
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Born | 5 July 1817 |
Died | 11 June 1882 |
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Battles/wars | Crimean War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Vice-Admiral Robert Hall, CB (c. 1817 – 11 June 1882) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Third Lord and Controller of the Navy.
He was the natural son of Sir Robert Hall (1778-1818), a naval officer, and Miss Mary Ann Edwards. [1]
Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1833. [2] Promoted to captain in 1855, he commanded HMS Gladiator in the Sea of Azov and HMS Miranda in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. [2] He was then given command of HMS Termagant. [2]
He was appointed Private Secretary to the Duke of Somerset ( First Lord of the Admiralty) in 1863, Superintendent of Pembroke dockyard in 1866 [3] and Third Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1871. [2] He was afterwards Naval Secretary of the Admiralty from 1872 to 1882 and acting Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty in 1882 in the absence of the incumbent. [2]
Hall was laid to rest in the secular cemetery of Mount St Bernard Abbey, Leicestershire. [4]