William Codrington
Born21 February 1832
Died29 July 1888 (1888-07-30) (aged 56)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Narcissus
HMS Lord Warden
HMS Hercules
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Rear Admiral William Codrington CB (21 February 1832 – 29 July 1888) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Junior Naval Lord.

Codrington appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1855.[1] Promoted to captain in 1869, he was given command of HMS Narcissus, HMS Lord Warden and then HMS Hercules.[1] He was appointed Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1876 and Captain of the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth in 1880.[1] He went on to be Captain of the Gunnery School at Portsmouth in 1881, Director of Naval Ordnance in 1882, Captain-superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard in 1883 and Junior Naval Lord in 1885.[1] His last appointment was as Admiral-Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard in 1886.[1]

Family

In 1879 he married Mary Auber Leach.[2] His eldest son was H. W. Codrington.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 William Loney RN
  2. ↑ The Peerage.com
  3. ↑ Jayasinghe, Cecil. "Remembering H. W. Codrington,scholar and historian". Ceylon Daily News. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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