Robert More-Molyneux
Royal Navy Admiral (1838–1904)
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Admiral Sir Robert Henry More-Molyneux, GCB (7 August 1838 – 29 February 1904) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
Sir Robert More-Molyneux | |
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Sir Robert More-Molyneux | |
| Born | 7 August 1838 |
| Died | 29 February 1904 (aged 65) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  Royal Navy |
Service years | 1852–1903 |
Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS St Vincent HMS Ruby HMS Invincible Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
Conflicts | Crimean War Russo-Turkish War Anglo-Egyptian War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
After an education at Windlesham House School, More-Molyneux joined the Royal Navy in 1852 and served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[1][2] He became Commanding Officer of the training ship HMS St Vincent in 1869, Commanding Officer of the corvette HMS Ruby in 1877 (in which he served during the Russo-Turkish War) and then Commanding Officer of the battleship HMS Invincible, flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour, in 1880.[2]
After commanding the Invincible during the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 during the Anglo-Egyptian War, he went on to be commodore commanding the ships in the Red Sea in 1884, captain-superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard in 1886 and admiral-superintendent at Devonport in 1891.[2] After that he became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1900 before retiring in 1903.[2]
He was promoted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the November 1902 Birthday Honours list,[3][4] and invested with the insignia by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 18 December 1902.[5]
Family
In 1874, he married Annie Mary Carew, daughter of Captain Matthew Charles Forster, R.N. ; she died in 1898, leaving a daughter, Gwendolen.[6]
