About Henry John Leeke
Lived 1792 – 1870 (aged 77). Henry John Leeke was a British politician and naval officer.
Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, KCB, KH, DL (1 September 1792 – 26 February 1870) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord, Member of Parliament for Dover and Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.
Career Leeke was born on the Isle of Wight to Samuel Leeke, a deputy lieutenant of Hampshire, and his wife, Sophia, daughter of Capt. Richard Bargus, R.N. His younger brother was William Leeke, known for his reminiscences of his service as an ensign at the Battle of Waterloo. His godfather was Lord Henry Paulet.
Leeke entered the navy in September 1803 aboard the Royal William, as a first-class volunteer. He steadily rose through the ranks until reaching the rank of commander in 1814. He was given command of HMS Queen, in which he served as flag-captain to Admiral Sir John West, in 1845 and of HMS San Josef in 1847 and, having been promoted to rear admiral in 1854, he became Third Naval Lord in 1859.
He was knighted in the Royal Guelphic Order in 1836, appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1857, and knighted in that order in 1858.
Family Leeke married Augusta Sophia (d. 1861), the second daughter of James Dashwood in 1818.
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Royal Navy admiral (1792-1870)
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Henry John Leeke was born on 1 September 1792 in Isle of Wight.
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Henry John Leeke died on 26 February 1870 in Fareham.
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Henry John Leeke was a politician and naval officer.
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