Frederick Montresor
| Frederick Montresor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1811 |
| Died | 15 December 1887 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Calypso HMS Severn East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station |
Admiral Frederick Byng Montresor (1811 – 15 December 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station.
Naval career
Montresor was made a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1835.[1] Promoted to Captain in 1857, he took command of HMS Calypso[1] and sailed to Esquimalt in August 1858 to deal with American miners causing commotion in the Fraser River area.[2] In 1862 he transferred to the command of HMS Severn before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station in January 1865.[1]
Family
He married Emily Delafield.[3]
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "
Montresor, Frederick Byng". A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource.
References
- 1 2 3 William Loney RN
- ↑ Barry M. Gough, Turbulent Frontiers and British Expansion: Governor James Douglas, the Royal Navy, and the British Columbia Gold Rushes, The Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 41, No, 1 (Feb. 1972) pp. 15-32. Peter Davis, Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Calypso, accessed 30 April 2008. Peter Davis, Biography of Frederick Byng Montresor R.N.
- ↑ HMS Euryalus
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir George King (East Indies and China Station) Sir Baldwin Walker (Cape of Good Hope Station) |
Commander-in-Chief East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station 1865 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Hillyar |
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