William Codrington (Royal Navy officer)

William Codrington

Born| 21 February 1832
Died| 29 July 1888 (1888-07-30) (aged 56)
Allegiance|  United Kingdom
Service/branch|  Royal Navy
Rank| Rear Admiral
Commands| HMS Narcissus
HMS Lord Warden
HMS Hercules
Awards| Companion 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.

## Naval career

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e William Loney RN
2. ^ The Peerage.com
3. ^ Jayasinghe, Cecil. "Remembering H. W. Codrington,scholar and historian". Ceylon Daily News. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

Military offices

Preceded by

Sir William Hewett

|  Junior Naval Lord
1885-1886  | Succeeded by

Sir James Erskine