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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne, Bart.
Photograph: Naval and Army Illustrated.

Admiral of the Fleet SIR Alexander Milne, First Baronet, G.C.B., Royal Navy (10 November, 1806 – 29 December, 1896) was an officer of the Royal Navy in the Victorian era, who served twice as Senior Naval Lord on the Board of Admiralty.

Milne was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 12 April, 1865, vice McDougall.^[1]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870 Milne was placed on the Retired List on 11 November, 1876.^[2]

"Sir Alexander Milne" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 30 December, 1896. Issue 35087, col A, pg. 4.
Lambert, Andrew (2004). "Milne, Sir Alexander, First Baronet (1806–1896). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Online ed. Ed. Lawrence Goldman. May, 2009.

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 ==Early Life & Career==
+Milne was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 12 April, 1865, vice McDougall.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22960/pages/2131 no. 22960.  p. 2131.]  21 April, 1865.</ref>
 In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]] Milne was placed on the Retired List on 11 November, 1876.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24384/pages/6098 no. 24384.  p. 6098.]  17 November, 1876.</ref>