Henry Nicholson (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Henry Nicholson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1835 Upnor, Kent, England[1] |
| Died | 17 October 1914 (aged 78)[2] Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Temeraire HMS Asia Cape of Good Hope Station Nore Command |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Nicholson KCB (21 October 1835 – 17 October 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Naval career
[edit]Nicholson joined the Royal Navy in 1849.[3]
He was Captain of HMS Temeraire at the Bombardment of Alexandria in 1882[4] and went on to be Captain of HMS Asia in 1884.[3] He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1890 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1896.[3] He retired in 1897.[3]
Family
[edit]Nicholson married, in 1874, Frances Anne Thomson, daughter of George Thomson, QC, of New Brunswick.[6] Lady Nicholson was godmother to HMS Proserpine on her launch at Sheerness Dockyard on 5 December 1896.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 1901 England Census
- ^ a b "Deaths". The Times. 19 October 1914. p. 1.
- ^ a b c d Henry Nicholson William Loney RN
- ^ Hall, A. D. Porto Rico, Its History, Products and Possibilities, Chapter VIII Naval Lessons Taught by the War, 1898
- ^ Personal The Adelaide Advertiser, 20 January 1915
- ^ Whitaker′s Peerage, Knightage and Companionage, 1907
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 35067. London. 7 December 1896. p. 12.