About John Tarleton
Lived 1811 – 1880 (aged 68). John Tarleton was a naval officer.
Admiral Sir John Walter Tarleton (8 November 1811 – 25 September 1880) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord.
Naval career
John Walter Tarleton was the son of Thomas Tarleton of Bolesworth Castle and grandnephew of Sir Banastre Tarleton. He joined the Royal Navy in 1824. He played a key role in resolving a crisis in Burma in 1851 when the master of a British ship was illegally detained in Rangoon.
He was given command of the fifth-rate HMS Fox in 1852, of the frigate HMS Eurydice in 1855 and of the frigate HMS Euryalus in 1858: he led the latter ship as an element of the Channel Squadron and then of the Mediterranean Squadron. At this time Prince Alfred served as a cadet under him. He was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1875 and retired in 1876.
He died on 25 September 1880 at his home in Warwick Square in London aged 69.
Family In 1861 he married Finetta Esther Dinsdale; they went on to have one son and two daughters.
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Who was John Tarleton?
British Royal Navy admiral (1811-1880)
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John Tarleton was born on 8 November 1811.
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John Tarleton died on 25 September 1880 in London.
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John Tarleton was a naval officer.
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