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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1882.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25073/pages/653 no. 25073.  p. 653.]  17 February, 1882.</ref>
 
  
Johnston Stewart was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26694/pages/7532 no. 26694.  p. 7532.]  31 December, 1895.</ref>
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In July, 1871, Stewart was ranked twenty-first in order of merit of thirty-five candidates accepted as Naval Cadets following the entrance examinations.<ref>"Naval Intelligence."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 04, 1871; pg. 12; Issue 27106.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1882.{{Gaz|25073|653|17 February, 1882}}
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Johnston Stewart was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1895.{{Gaz|26694|7532|31 December, 1895}}
  
 
==Captain==
 
==Captain==
Johnston Stewart was appointed to command of the [[H.M.S. Monmouth (1901)|''Monmouth'']] on 8 August, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 29 July, 1905.  Issue '''37772''', col B, pg. 10.</ref> He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 1 July, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 May, 1908.  Issue '''38657''', col C, pg. 16.</ref>
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Stewart was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 6 September, 1900.
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He assumed command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} in December 1904.
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Johnston Stewart was appointed to command of the {{UK-Monmouth|f=t}} on 8 August, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 29 July, 1905.  Issue '''37772''', col B, p. 10.</ref>
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He served as captain of {{UK-Goliath}} from October 1906 until the following December, when he moved to {{UK-Africa}} until June 1908.
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 8 September, 1909, vice [[John Locke Marx|Marx]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28289/pages/6959 no. 28289.  p. 6959.]  17 September, 1909.</ref>  
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He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 1 July, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''. Wednesday, 27 May, 1908Issue '''38657''', col C, p. 16.</ref>
  
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28505/supplements/4588 (Supplement) no. 28505.  p. 4588.]  19 June, 1911.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 8 September, 1909, vice [[John Locke Marx|Marx]].{{Gaz|28289|6959|17 September, 1909}}
  
In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 9 July, 1912.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28626/pages/5082 no. 28626.  p. 5082.]  12 July, 1912.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 15 July, 1915,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29236/pages/7073 no. 29236.  p. 7073.]  20 July, 1915.</ref> and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30887/pages/10549 no. 30887.  p. 10549.]  6 September, 1918.</ref>
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On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.{{GazSup|28505|4588|19 June, 1911}}
  
==Footnotes==
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In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 9 July, 1912.{{Gaz|28626|5082|12 July, 1912}}  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 15 July, 1915,{{Gaz|29236|7073|20 July, 1915}} and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918.{{Gaz|30887|10549|6 September, 1918}}
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral R. H. Johnston-Stewart" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 24 May, 1940.  Issue '''48624''', col F, pg. 9.
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*"Admiral R. H. Johnston-Stewart" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 24 May, 1940.  Issue '''48624''', col F, p. 9.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556729&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/87.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/87.|D8115323}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7917288&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/39.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/39.|D7601804}}
*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905805&queryType=1&resultcount=14 ADM 196/20.]
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*{{TNA|ADM 196/20.|D7590328}}
 
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[[Category:1858 births|Johnston Stewart]]
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[[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1871|Johnston Stewart]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmond John Warre Slade|Edmond J. W. Slade]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Algerine (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Algerine'']]'''<br>15 Feb, 1900<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1246.</ref> &ndash; 6 Sep, 1900<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1246.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Duke Hunt|Edward D. Hunt]]'''}}
[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Naiad (1890)|Johnston Stewart]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Warrington Hewett|William W. Hewett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Retribution (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Retribution'']]'''<br>16 Jul, 1901{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Lyon|Herbert Lyon]]'''}}
[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Monmouth (1901)|Johnston Stewart]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Edward Bethell|Alexander E. Bethell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Naiad (1890)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Naiad'']]'''<br>19 Mar, 1903<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1252.</ref> &ndash; 2 Aug, 1904<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1252.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Algernon Walker-Heneage-Vivian|Algernon W. Heneage]]'''}}
[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Africa (1905)|Johnston Stewart]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Paul Warner Bush|Paul W. Bush]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sutlej (1899)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sutlej'']]'''<br>29 Oct, 1904<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1252.</ref> &ndash; 19 Nov, 1904<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1252.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Lowther Grant|William L. Grant]]'''}}
[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Goliath (1898)|Johnston Stewart]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Henry Limpus|Arthur H. Limpus]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gibraltar (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gibraltar'']]'''<br>14 Dec, 1904<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1252.</ref> &ndash; 29 May, 1905<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1252.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Algernon Eden Brooke Greville|Algernon E. B. Greville]]'''}}
[[Category:Captains Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard|Johnston Stewart]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harry Campbell Reynolds|Harry C. Reynolds]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Monmouth (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Monmouth'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1905<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1252.</ref> &ndash; 30 Jan, 1906<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1252.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Hodgson Moore|Charles H. H. Moore]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Hodgson Moore|Charles H. H. Moore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Argyll (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Argyll'']]'''<br>30 Jan, 1906<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 619.</ref> &ndash; 20 Mar, 1906<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 619.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stuart Nicholson|Stuart Nicholson]]'''}}
[[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Johnston Stewart]]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Coare Kingsford|Henry C. Kingsford]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Goliath (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Goliath'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1906<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 619.</ref> &ndash; 3 Dec, 1907<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 619.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Spurstow Miller|Francis S. Miller]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Russell Robinson|Henry R. Robinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Africa (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Africa'']]'''<br>4 Dec, 1907{{NLJan08|p. 273}}<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 619.</ref> &ndash; 12 Jun, 1908<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 619.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Arthur C. Leveson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Casement|John Casement]]'''|'''[[Sheerness Royal Dockyard|Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard]]'''<br>13 Jun, 1908<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 619.</ref> &ndash; 15 Dec, 1909<ref>Stewart Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 619.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Holland Torlesse|Henry H. Torlesse]]'''}}
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Admiral Robert Hathorn Johnston Stewart, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (20 May, 1858 – 23 May, 1940) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

In July, 1871, Stewart was ranked twenty-first in order of merit of thirty-five candidates accepted as Naval Cadets following the entrance examinations.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1882.[2]

Johnston Stewart was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1895.[3]

Captain

Stewart was promoted to the rank of Captain on 6 September, 1900. He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in December 1904.

Johnston Stewart was appointed to command of the armoured cruiser Monmouth on 8 August, 1905.[4]

He served as captain of Goliath from October 1906 until the following December, when he moved to Africa until June 1908.

He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 1 July, 1908.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 8 September, 1909, vice Marx.[6]

On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.[7]

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, dated 9 July, 1912.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 15 July, 1915,[9] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 September, 1918.[10]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral R. H. Johnston-Stewart" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 24 May, 1940. Issue 48624, col F, p. 9.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry Preedy
Captain of H.M.S. Redbreast
15 Aug, 1892[11] – 16 May, 1896[12]
Succeeded by
Edward H. Martin
Preceded by
Edmond J. W. Slade
Captain of H.M.S. Algerine
15 Feb, 1900[13] – 6 Sep, 1900[14]
Succeeded by
Edward D. Hunt
Preceded by
William W. Hewett
Captain of H.M.S. Retribution
16 Jul, 1901[15]
Succeeded by
Herbert Lyon
Preceded by
Alexander E. Bethell
Captain of H.M.S. Naiad
19 Mar, 1903[16] – 2 Aug, 1904[17]
Succeeded by
Algernon W. Heneage
Preceded by
Paul W. Bush
Captain of H.M.S. Sutlej
29 Oct, 1904[18] – 19 Nov, 1904[19]
Succeeded by
William L. Grant
Preceded by
Arthur H. Limpus
Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar
14 Dec, 1904[20] – 29 May, 1905[21]
Succeeded by
Algernon E. B. Greville
Preceded by
Harry C. Reynolds
Captain of H.M.S. Monmouth
1 Aug, 1905[22] – 30 Jan, 1906[23]
Succeeded by
Charles H. H. Moore
Preceded by
Charles H. H. Moore
Captain of H.M.S. Argyll
30 Jan, 1906[24] – 20 Mar, 1906[25]
Succeeded by
Stuart Nicholson
Preceded by
Henry C. Kingsford
Captain of H.M.S. Goliath
1 Oct, 1906[26] – 3 Dec, 1907[27]
Succeeded by
Francis S. Miller
Preceded by
Henry R. Robinson
Captain of H.M.S. Africa
4 Dec, 1907[28][29] – 12 Jun, 1908[30]
Succeeded by
Arthur C. Leveson
Preceded by
John Casement
Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard
13 Jun, 1908[31] – 15 Dec, 1909[32]
Succeeded by
Henry H. Torlesse

 

Footnotes

  1. "Naval Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 04, 1871; pg. 12; Issue 27106.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 25073. p. 653. 17 February, 1882.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
  4. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 29 July, 1905. Issue 37772, col B, p. 10.
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 May, 1908. Issue 38657, col C, p. 16.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 28289. p. 6959. 17 September, 1909.
  7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 28626. p. 5082. 12 July, 1912.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 29236. p. 7073. 20 July, 1915.
  10. The London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
  11. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1246.
  12. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1246.
  13. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1246.
  14. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1246.
  15. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  16. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1252.
  17. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1252.
  18. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1252.
  19. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1252.
  20. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1252.
  21. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1252.
  22. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1252.
  23. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1252.
  24. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
  25. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
  26. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
  27. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
  28. The Navy List. (January, 1908). p. 273.
  29. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
  30. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
  31. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.
  32. Stewart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 619.