Henry Craven St. John

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Admiral Henry Craven St. John, Royal Navy (5 January, 1837 – 21 May, 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

St. John was promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 September, 1873.[1]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 24018. p. 4255. 19 September, 1873.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 25 May, 1909. Issue 38968, col D, pg. 11.
  • St. John, Captain H. C., R.N. (1880). Notes and Sketches from the Wild Coasts of Nipon, with Chapters on Cruising after Pirates in Chinese Waters. Edinburgh: David Douglas.

Service Records


Naval Offices
Preceded by
James E. Erskine
Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
1892 – 1895
Succeeded by
Claude E. Buckle