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'''Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}}, retired '''Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley''' (5 September, 1823 – 26 July, 1903) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Foley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1846.<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/1.}} f. 900?</ref>
  
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Foley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 7 September, 1855.<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/1.}} f. 900?</ref>
  
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Foley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 6 August, 1860.<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/1.}} f. 900?</ref>
  
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He retired on 22 February, 1870.
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==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
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Foley was advanced to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 31 December, 1876.<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/1.}} f. 900?</ref>
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==Bibliography==
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Foley was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 23 November, 1881.<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/1.}} f. 900?</ref>
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Foley was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 24 May, 1887.<ref>Foley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/1.}} f. 900?</ref>
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Joseph Frederick Ewart|Charles J. F. Ewart]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']]'''<br>1 May, 1867{{NLJul69|p. 186}} &ndash; 13 May, 1871|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Anstruther Herbert|Frederick A. Herbert]]'''}}
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Revision as of 16:48, 11 March 2020

Admiral, retired Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley (5 September, 1823 – 26 July, 1903) served in the Royal Navy.

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

  1. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
  2. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
  3. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
  4. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
  5. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
  6. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/1. f. 900?
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1869). p. 186.
  8. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 471.
  9. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 471.
  10. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 471.
  11. Foley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 471.