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Randolph, George Granville, 1819-1907
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1819-1907
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RANDOLPH, SIR GEORGE GRANVILLE, son of Thomas Randolph (KS 1801, qv); b. 27 Jan 1819; adm. 17 Jun 1829 (Stelfox's); left Nov 1830; Naval Coll., Portsmouth, gold medallist; 1st cl. Volunteer 7 Dec 1830; Sub-Lieut., 1837; Lieut., 27 Jun 1838; Conmmander 9 Nov 1846; Capt., 18 Nov 1854; Rear-Adm., 24 Apr 1872; Vice-Adm., 16 Sep 1877; retd. 26 Jul 1881; Adm., retired list 8 Jul 1884; took part in destruction of Malloodoo, a piratical stronghold in Borneo 19 Aug 1845; served in Black Sea during Crimean War 1854-6; Commodore, Cape of Good Hope Sep 1867 – Mar 1869; in command Detached Squadron Dec 1873 – Jun 1875; CB 2 Jun 1869; KCB 22 Jun 1897; author, The Rule of the Road at Sea, 1867, Problems in Naval Tactics, 1879; m. 1st, 4 Feb 1851 Eleanor Harriet, eldest dau. of Rev. Joseph Arkwright, Vicar of Latton, Essex; m. 2nd, 7 Oct 1884 Frances Charlotta, only dau. of John Christopher Mansel, Cosgrove, Northants; d. 16 May 1907. DNB.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.