Frederick Montresor
Frederick Montresor | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1811 |
| Died | 15 December 1887 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  Royal Navy |
Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Calypso HMS Severn East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station |
Admiral Frederick Byng Montresor (c. 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
[edit]Montresor was made a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1835.[1]
He was 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]
He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1867, and retired in 1870.[1] In 1873, while on the retired list, he was further promoted to retired vice-admiral.[3]
Family
[edit]He was son of General Thomas Gage Montresor, grandson of John Montresor and nephew of Henry Tucker Montresor.[4] In 1851, he married Emily Delafield.[5] Their children included the novelist Frances Frederica Montresor.[6]
See also
[edit]- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Profile: Frederick Byng Montresor R.N., pdavis.nl. Accessed 15 January 2023.
- ↑ 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 (February 1972), pp. 15-32.
- ↑ "No. 23987". The London Gazette. 13 June 1873. p. 2833.
- ↑ Henry Wagner, "The Huguenot Refugee Family of Montrésor", Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London, vol. 11, opposite p. 293
- ↑ "HMS Euryalus". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ "Miss Frances Frederica (Freda) Montresor". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 18 October 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 6 April 2026.