Robert Hall (Royal Navy officer)
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Robert Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1817 |
| Died | 11 June 1882 |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Vice-Admiral Robert Hall, CB (c. 1817 – 11 June 1882) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Third Lord and Controller of the Navy.
He was the natural son of Sir Robert Hall (1778-1818), a naval officer, and Miss Mary Ann Edwards.[1]
Naval career
Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1833.[2] Promoted to captain in 1855, he commanded HMS Gladiator in the Sea of Azov and HMS Miranda in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[2] He was then given command of HMS Termagant.[2]
He was appointed Private Secretary to the Duke of Somerset (First Lord of the Admiralty) in 1863, Superintendent of Pembroke dockyard in 1866[3] and Third Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1871.[2] He was afterwards Naval Secretary of the Admiralty from 1872 to 1882 and acting Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty in 1882 in the absence of the incumbent.[2]
Hall was laid to rest in the secular cemetery of Mount St Bernard Abbey, Leicestershire.[4]