Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

Sir Henry Frederick Nicholson (21 October 1835 – 17 October 1914) was a

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officer who served as

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Naval career

Nicholson joined the

in 1849.Henry Nicholson
William Loney RN He was Captain of HMS ''Temeraire'' at the

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in 1882 and went on to be Captain of HMS ''Asia'' in 1884. He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1890 and

in 1896. He retired in 1897. He died in 1914.

Family

Nicholson married, in 1874, Frances Anne Thomson, daughter of George Thomson, QC, of

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. Lady Nicholson was godmother to HMS ''Proserpine'' on her launch at

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on 5 December 1896.

References

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