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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Wise Parker|Henry Parker]]'''
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, First Baron Chatfield|Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield]]'''
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Revision as of 08:53, 13 September 2010

Admiral SIR James Andrew Fergusson, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Royal Navy (16 April, 1871 – 13 April, 1942) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 21 July, 1892 he was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 14 February, 1891.[1]

Fergusson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 6 April, 1922, vice Pakenham.[2]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 26310. p. 4249. 26 July, 1892.
  2. London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir James Fergusson" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 16 April, 1942. Issue 49211, col E, pg. 7.

Service Record


Naval Office
Preceded by
New Commission
In Command, H.M.S. Benbow
1914 – 1915
Succeeded by
Henry Parker
Preceded by
Sir Alexander L. Duff
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
1919 - 1920
Succeeded by
Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield