John Walter Tarleton

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Admiral SIR John Walter Tarleton, K.C.B. (8 November, 1811 – 25 September, 1880) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Tarleton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 September, 1835.[1]

Tarleton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 9 November, 1846.[2]

In 1850 and in 1852, Tarleton was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal for saving life from drowning.[3]

Tarleton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 27 September, 1852.

Tarleton was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1875.

Retired 1879.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
The Rt. Hon. Lord John Hay 		Junior Naval Lord
1871 		Succeeded by
Frederick B. P. Seymour
Preceded by
Vacant 		Second Naval Lord
6 May, 1872 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey T. P. Hornby
Preceded by
? 		Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves
1 Jan, 1875[4] 		Succeeded by
Augustus Phillimore

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1836). p. 112.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1848). p. 259.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 590.
  4. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 5.

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