Samuel Arthur Johnson

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Vice-Admiral (retired) Samuel Arthur Johnson, (25 March, 1845 – 26 June, 1915) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Johnson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1890.[1]

Johnson was placed on the Retired List due to age on 25 March 1900.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 31 August, 1903 and to Vice-Admiral on 1 June, 1907.[3]

Upon his death in 1915, he left an estate valued at £2,640.15.1, his son Hugh Coningsby Johnson being one of the executors.[4]

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Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alexander G. McKechnie
Captain of H.M.S. Netley
1 Jan, 1879[5]
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
John P. Pipon
Captain of H.M.S. Ranger
6 Jan, 1887[6][7] – 7 Nov, 1890[8]
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. Terpsichore
21 Jul, 1892[9][10] – 7 Sep, 1892[11]
Succeeded by
Arthur C. Clarke
Preceded by
Edmund G. Bourke
Captain of H.M.S. Ringarooma
19 Jan, 1893[12][13] – 13 Mar, 1896[14]
Succeeded by
William L. H. Browne
Preceded by
Edward H. M. Davis
Captain of H.M.S. Colossus
6 Mar, 1897[15] – 4 Apr, 1900[16]
Succeeded by
James Goodrich

Footnotes

  1. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 377.
  2. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 545.
  3. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 545.
  4. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 545.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 227.
  6. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 377.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1887) Corrected to 20 March, 1887. p. 225.
  8. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 377.
  9. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 377.
  10. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
  11. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 377.
  12. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 377.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 249.
  14. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 377.
  15. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 238.
  16. Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/16/549. f. 545.