Hector Brabazon Stewart

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Rear-Admiral Hector Brabazon Stewart, R.N. (Retired) (13 December, 1841 – 28 October, 1922)[1] served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Stewart was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 8 April, 1863.

Stewart was promoted to the rank of Commander on 23 March, 1872.

Stewart was promoted to the rank of Captain on 23 June, 1880.

Retired at his own request on 8 January, 1892, Stewart was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (retired) on 9 March, 1895.

"While opportunities for special distinction were denied him, he had the reputation of being a talented officer and a fine seaman."[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Morgan Singer
Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee
18 Oct, 1881[3] – 6 May, 1884[4]
Succeeded by
Albert B. Jenkings
Preceded by
Arthur K. Wilson
Captain of H.M.S. Hecla
7 Jun, 1884[5][6] – 23 Apr, 1885[7]
Succeeded by
Edmund F. Jeffreys

Footnotes

  1. Londonderry Sentinel (Thursday, 2 November 1922), p. 6.
  2. Londonderry Sentinel, loc. cit.
  3. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1101. f. 1234.
  4. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1101. f. 1234.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1884). p. 215.
  6. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1101. f. 1234.
  7. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1101. f. 1234.