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[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] Sir '''John Elphinstone Erskine''', K.C.B. ([[2 December]], [[1838]] – [[25 July]], [[1911]]) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the latter part of the nineteenth century.
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[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] {{SIR}} '''James Elphinstone Erskine''', K.C.B. (2 December, 1838 – 25 July, 1911) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the latter part of the nineteenth century.
  
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==Life & Career==
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Erskine was born on 2 December, 1838, the second son of James Erskine of Cardross by his marriage to Mary Fagan.  He joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1852 and enjoyed a meteoric rise, becoming a [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] in 1868 following command of the ''Speedwell'', 5 guns.
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He was appointed {{Com2RN}} on the [[Australian Station]] on 21 January, 1882.{{NLMar83|p. 188}}
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 January, 1886, vice [[John Kennedy Erskine Baird|Baird]].{{Gaz|25551|329|22 January, 1886}}
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 14 February, 1892, vice [[John Kennedy Erskine Baird|Baird]].{{Gaz|26263|1201|1 March, 1892}}
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Erskine was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 23 August, 1897, vice [[Algernon McLennan Lyons|Lyons]].{{Gaz|26885|4726|24 August, 1897}}
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In the Queen's Diamond Jubilee honours, Erskine was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.{{Gaz|26867|3568|25 June, 1897}}
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Erskine was promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} on 3 October, 1902, in the place of the [[Richard James Meade, Fourth Earl of Clanwilliam|Earl of Clanwilliam]].{{Gaz|27483|6569|17 October, 1902}}
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==Bibliography==
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*"Admiral of the Fleet Sir James E. Erskine" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 26 July, 1911.  Issue '''39647''', col E, p. 11.
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==Service Records==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Codrington|William Codrington]]'''|'''[[Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty|Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty]]'''<br>5 Jun, 1880<ref>Erskine Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1194.}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Ommanney Hopkins|John O. Hopkins]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 6 April 2022

Admiral of the Fleet SIR James Elphinstone Erskine, K.C.B. (2 December, 1838 – 25 July, 1911) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the latter part of the nineteenth century.

Life & Career

Erskine was born on 2 December, 1838, the second son of James Erskine of Cardross by his marriage to Mary Fagan. He joined the Royal Navy in 1852 and enjoyed a meteoric rise, becoming a Captain in 1868 following command of the Speedwell, 5 guns.

He was appointed Commodore, Second Class on the Australian Station on 21 January, 1882.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 January, 1886, vice Baird.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 14 February, 1892, vice Baird.[3]

Erskine was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 23 August, 1897, vice Lyons.[4]

In the Queen's Diamond Jubilee honours, Erskine was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.[5]

Erskine was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet on 3 October, 1902, in the place of the Earl of Clanwilliam.[6]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral of the Fleet Sir James E. Erskine" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 26 July, 1911. Issue 39647, col E, p. 11.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea
18 Apr, 1878[7] – 31 Oct, 1878[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Sir Frederick W. Richards
Preceded by
William Codrington 		Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
5 Jun, 1880[8] 		Succeeded by
John O. Hopkins
Preceded by
John C. Wilson 		Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station
21 Jan, 1882[9] 		Succeeded by
George Tryon
Preceded by
William Codrington 		Junior Naval Lord
early 1886 		Succeeded by
Charles W. Beresford
Preceded by
Walter C. Carpenter 		Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
31 Dec, 1888[10] 		Succeeded by
Henry C. St. John
Preceded by
Sir John O. Hopkins 		Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station
17 Apr, 1895[11] 		Succeeded by
Sir John A. Fisher
Court Appointments
Preceded by
Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart. 		First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp
20 Apr, 1901[12] 		Succeeded by
Sir Edward H. Seymour

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 188.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25551. p. 329. 22 January, 1886.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26263. p. 1201. 1 March, 1892.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26885. p. 4726. 24 August, 1897.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26867. p. 3568. 25 June, 1897.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27483. p. 6569. 17 October, 1902.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 199.
  8. ↑ Erskine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/1194.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 188.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 260.
  11. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 87.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27307. p. 2777. 23 April, 1901.

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