Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey

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Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer who rose to high command and served as First Naval Lord.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
Royal Navy officer
admiral
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
birthDate 1805-08-23
birthPlace Howick, Northumberland
burialPlace Howick, Northumberland
conflict First Opium War
linked to: Anglo-Chinese War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1878-05-02
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
era 19th century
ethnicGroup English
familyName Grey
father Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
genreOfActivity naval warfare
givenName Frederick
honorificPrefix Sir
honorificSuffix GCB
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
militaryUnit HMS Caledonia
HMS Endymion
HMS Queen
mother Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby
nobleFamily Grey family
notablePosition member of the Board of Admiralty
notableWork reform of Royal Navy administration as First Naval Lord
occupation naval officer
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron
Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station
First Naval Lord
promotedToRank Admiral
Captain
Commander
Lieutenant
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
relative John Grey (brother)
linked to: John Grey
residence Howick Hall
serviceEndYear 1870
serviceStartYear 1819
sibling Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey
spouse Barbarina Charlotte Sullivan

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Lady Caroline Grey relative Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey