Robert_Fanshawe_Stopford
Admiral Robert Fanshawe Stopford (19 December 1811 – 4 January 1891) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron.
Robert Fanshawe Stopford | |
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| Born | 19 December 1811 |
| Died | 4 January 1891 (1891-01-05) (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Zebra HMS Talbot HMS Asia HMS Queen Channel Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Oriental Crisis |
Born the son of Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, Stopford was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1830 and, as Commander of HMS Zebra, took part in operations off the coast of Syria during the Oriental Crisis in 1840.[1] Promoted to captain in 1840, he was given command of HMS Talbot in which he surveyed the Skerki Channel off Sardinia.[2] He later commanded HMS Asia and then HMS Queen.[1] He was made Captain of the Fleet for the Channel Squadron in June 1860 and Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron in October 1860.[1]
In retirement Stopford lived at Mount Ararat a mansion at Richmond Hill.[3]
In 1843 he married Emily Anna Wilbraham; they had five sons and two daughters.[4] Following the death of his first wife in 1862, he married Lucy Hester Hornby, the daughter of Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, in 1865.[4]
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Stopford, Robert Fanshawe" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
- Stopford, Robert Fanshawe, Admiral National Maritime Museum
- "The Vineyard Richmond". Retrieved 24 February 2014.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet 1860–1861 |
Succeeded by |