About Henry Byam Martin
Lived 1803 – 1865 (aged 61). Henry Byam Martin was a British painter, naval officer, watercolorist and military officer.
Sir Henry Byam Martin KCB (25 June 1803 – 9 February 1865) was a senior Royal Navy officer, and a watercolour artist.
Naval career Martin was born in 1803, the second son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas Byam Martin, comptroller of the navy (1815–1831).
Martin was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1854 and was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath for his work during Crimean War in 1855.
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Who was Henry Byam Martin?
British Royal Navy admiral (1803-1865)
When was Henry Byam Martin born?
Henry Byam Martin was born on 6 June 1803 in Plymouth.
When did Henry Byam Martin die?
Henry Byam Martin died on 9 February 1865 in Genoa.
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Henry Byam Martin was a painter, naval officer, watercolorist and military officer.
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Henry Byam Martin was British.
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