About Frederick Montresor
Lived 1811 – 1887 (aged 75–76). Frederick Montresor was a naval officer.
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 Montresor was made a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1835.
He was promoted to captain in 1857, he took command of HMS Calypso
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.
Family He was son of General Thomas Gage Montresor, grandson of John Montresor and nephew of Henry Tucker Montresor. In 1851, he married Emily Delafield. Their children included the novelist Frances Frederica Montresor.
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Who was Frederick Montresor?
British Royal Navy admiral (1811-1887)
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Frederick Montresor was born in 1811.
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Frederick Montresor died on 15 December 1887.
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Frederick Montresor was a naval officer.
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