About Peter Richards
Lived 1787 – 1869 (aged 81–82). Peter Richards was a naval officer.
Admiral Sir Peter Richards KCB (1787 – 16 March 1869) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord.
Naval career
Richards joined the Royal Navy in 1798. Promoted to captain in 1828, Richards was given command of HMS Asia and HMS Volage before commanding HMS Cornwallis in the First Opium War.
St. Peter's Memorial Mission Chapel at Saltash Passage near St Budeaux in Cornwall was built in his memory but damaged in World War II and then demolished in 1956.
He is buried at St Andrew's Church, Ham, Surrey.
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Who was Peter Richards?
British Royal Navy admiral (1787-1869)
When was Peter Richards born?
Peter Richards was born in 1787.
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Peter Richards died on 1 March 1869.
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Peter Richards was a naval officer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Peter Richards (Royal Navy officer)
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