Frederick Robinson (Royal Navy officer)
Vice Admiral Frederick Charles Bryan Robinson (3 April 1836 – 18 January 1896) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.
Frederick Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 April 1836 |
| Died | 18 January 1896 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands held | East Indies Station |
Naval career
Born the son of Admiral Hercules Robinson,[1] Robinson became a lieutenant in 1855.[2] Promoted to Commander in 1863, he served in that rank in HMS Rinaldo from 1868 to 1871.[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1891.[2] He later became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.[1]
Family
In 1864 he married Willamina Bradley; in 1889 he married for a second time, to Alice Tew.[2]
References
- L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 239.
- William Loney RN
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