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{{RearRN}} (retired) '''John Gorham Hewitt''' (24 November, 1858 – 28 December, 1913) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Hewitt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1882.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 618.</ref>
  
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Hewitt elected to travel to England for an operation, arriving home in ''Oceana'' on 11 December 1904.  He was fit on 7 April, 1905.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 625.</ref>
  
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Hewitt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Juno|f=t}} on 27 June, 1905.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 22 June, 1905.  Issue '''37740''', col B, p. 10.</ref>
 
Hewitt was appointed in command of the {{UK-Juno|f=t}} on 27 June, 1905.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 22 June, 1905.  Issue '''37740''', col B, p. 10.</ref>
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Hewitt was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 June, 1906 and promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 3 January, 1911.<ref>Hewitt Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.|D7601293}} f. 625.</ref>
  
 
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Rear-Admiral (retired) John Gorham Hewitt (24 November, 1858 – 28 December, 1913) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hewitt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1882.[1]

Hewitt was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1895.[2]

Hewitt was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1901.[3]

Hewitt elected to travel to England for an operation, arriving home in Oceana on 11 December 1904. He was fit on 7 April, 1905.[4]

Hewitt was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Juno on 27 June, 1905.[5]

Hewitt was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 14 June, 1906 and promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 January, 1911.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert H. S. Stokes 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Caledonia
16 Jan, 1899[7] 		Succeeded by
Arthur C. B. Bromley
as Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Impregnable
Preceded by
Francis C. M. Noel 		Captain of H.M.S. Wallaroo
10 Sep, 1903[8] – 14 Jan, 1904[9] 		Succeeded by
William Stokes Rees
Preceded by
John G. M. Field 		Captain of H.M.S. Katoomba
15 Jan, 1904[10] – 5 Dec, 1904[11] 		Succeeded by
Douglas L. Dent
Preceded by
Edmund R. Pears 		Captain of H.M.S. Argonaut
20 May, 1905[12] – 26 Jun, 1905[13] 		Succeeded by
Edmund H. Smith
Preceded by
Arthur H. Christian 		Captain of H.M.S. Juno
27 Jun, 1905[14] – 12 Oct, 1905[15] 		Succeeded by
John de M. Hutchison
Preceded by
Spencer V. Y. de Horsey 		Captain of H.M.S. Blake
14 Dec, 1905[16] – 31 May, 1906[17] 		Succeeded by
Albert S. Lafone
Preceded by
George D. Moore 		Captain of H.M.S. Dauntless
May, 1941[18] – Oct, 1942[19] 		Succeeded by
Newton J. W. William-Powlett

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 618.
  2. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 618.
  3. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 618.
  4. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 625.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 22 June, 1905. Issue 37740, col B, p. 10.
  6. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556. f. 625.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 235.
  8. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  9. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  10. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  11. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  12. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  13. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  14. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  15. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  16. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  17. ↑ Hewitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 627.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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