Died 15 December 1887 Name Frederick Montresor Rank Admiral | Allegiance United Kingdom | |
Commands held HMS CalypsoHMS SevernEast Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station | ||
Admiral Frederick Byng Montresor (1811 – 15 December 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station.
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Naval career
Montresor was made a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1835. Promoted to Captain in 1857, he took command of HMS Calypso and sailed to Esquimalt in August 1858 to deal with American miners causing commotion in the Fraser River area. In 1862 he transferred to the command of HMS Severn before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station in January 1865.
Family
He married Emily Delafield.
References
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