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{{RearRN}} '''Peyton Hoskyns''', M.V.O., | {{RearRN}} '''Peyton Hoskyns''', M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (15 September, 1852 – 20 December, 1919) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Rear-Admiral Peyton Hoskyns, M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (15 September, 1852 – 20 December, 1919) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hoskyns was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 October, 1876.[1]
He married Grace MacDuff Latham on 26 April, 1882.[2]
Hoskyns was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1891.[3]
Hoskyns was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1898.[Citation needed]
In April 1899, he was appointed captain of the second class protected cruiser Forte. He remarried on 30 August, 1899, to Mary Stoughton.[4]
In February 1907, he was appointed in command of the second class battleship Barfleur.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles H. Adair |
Captain of H.M.S. Imperieuse 16 Jul, 1901[5] |
Succeeded by Cecil F. L. Watson |
| Preceded by Robert C. Sparkes |
Captain of H.M.S. Forte Apr, 1902[6] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Dundas |
| Preceded by Thomas Y. Greet |
Captain-in-Charge of the South of Ireland Coast Guard District 25 Feb, 1904[7] |
Succeeded by Robert G. Fraser as Rear-Admiral-in-Charge of the South of Ireland Coast Guard District |
| Preceded by Hugh H. D. Tothill |
Captain of H.M.S. Barfleur Feb, 1907[8] |
Succeeded by Hugh H. D. Tothill |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ Hoskyns Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 648.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 419.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
