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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday Grant was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 29 May, 1875.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24213/pages/2852 no. 24213.  p. 2852.]  29 May, 1875.</ref>
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On the occasion of the Queen's birthday Grant was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 29 May, 1875.{{Gaz|24213|2852|29 May, 1875}}
  
Grant was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 January, 1881, vice [[John Edmund Commerell|Commerell]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24927/pages/340 no. 24927.  p. 340.]  25 January, 1881.</ref>
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==Flag Rank==
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Grant was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 January, 1881, vice [[John Edmund Commerell|Commerell]].{{Gaz|24927|340|25 January, 1881}}
  
Grant was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 11 July, 1885.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''.  Monday, 13 July, 1885.  Issue '''31497''', col C, pg. 6.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 6 January, 1888, vice Hardinge.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25774/pages/242 no. 25774.  p. 242.]  6 January, 1888.</ref>
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Grant was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 10 July, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 305}} He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 6 January, 1888, vice Hardinge.{{Gaz|25774|242|6 January, 1888}}
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1892, vice [[William Henry Whyte|Whyte]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26316/pages/4595 no. 26316. p. 4595.]  12 August, 1892.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 August, 1892, vice [[William Henry Whyte|Whyte]].{{Gaz|26316|4595|12 August, 1892}}
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7904003&queryType=1&resultcount=9 ADM 196/16.]
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 6 April 2022

Admiral Henry Duncan Grant, C.B., Royal Navy (12 October, 1834 – 9 November, 1896) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On the occasion of the Queen's birthday Grant was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 29 May, 1875.[1]

Flag Rank

Grant was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 January, 1881, vice Commerell.[2]

Grant was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 10 July, 1885.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 6 January, 1888, vice Hardinge.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 August, 1892, vice Whyte.[5]

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John C. Soady
Captain of H.M.S. Serapis
7 Aug, 1870[6] – 1 Jun, 1873
Succeeded by
James E. Bickford
Preceded by
John C. Wilson
Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard
11 Jul, 1885[7]
Succeeded by
Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 24213. p. 2852. 29 May, 1875.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 24927. p. 340. 25 January, 1881.
  3. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 305.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 242. 6 January, 1888.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 26316. p. 4595. 12 August, 1892.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1873). p. 191.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, 13 July, 1885. Issue 31497, col C, p. 6.