Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley
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Life & Career
Foley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1846.[1]
Foley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 7 September, 1855.[2]
Foley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 6 August, 1860.[3]
He retired on 22 February, 1870.
Foley was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 December, 1876.[4]
Foley was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 23 November, 1881.[5]
Foley was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 24 May, 1887.[6]
See Also
Service Records
- The National Archives. 196/1. f. 900?
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles J. F. Ewart |
Captain of H.M.S. Cambridge 1 May, 1867[7] – 13 May, 1871 |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Herbert |
Preceded by John Corbett |
Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Britannia 31 Aug, 1871[8] – 31 Aug, 1874[9] |
Succeeded by William Graham |
Preceded by William G. Luard |
Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard 9 Jan, 1875[10] – 1877 |
Succeeded by Thomas Brandreth |
Preceded by William H. Stewart |
Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth Dockyard 30 Apr, 1877[11] – 1 May, 1882 |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Herbert |
Footnotes
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 186.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 471.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 471.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 471.
- ↑ Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 471.