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Robert Fanshawe Stopford (19 December 1811 – 4 January 1891) was a

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officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron.

Naval career

Born the son of Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, Stopford was appointed a Lieutenant in the

in 1830 and, as Commander of HMS ''Zebra'', took part in operations off the coast of

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during the Oriental Crisis in 1840.William Loney RN
/ref> Promoted to

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in 1840, he was given command of HMS ''Talbot'' in which he surveyed the Skerki Channel off

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. He later commanded HMS ''Asia'' and then HMS ''Queen''. He was made Captain of the Fleet for the

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in June 1860 and Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron in October 1860. In retirement Stopford lived at

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a mansion at Richmond Hill. He is buried in Richmond Old Cemetery.

Family

In 1843 he married Emily Anna Wilbraham; they had five sons and two daughters.The Peerage.com
/ref> Following the death of his first wife in 1862, he married Lucy Hester Hornby, the daughter of Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, in 1865.

References

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Burials at Richmond Cemetery

Naval career

Family

See also

References