About Robert Hall
Lived 1817 – 1882 (aged 64–65). Robert Hall was a British naval officer.
Vice-Admiral Robert Hall, (c. 1817 – 11 June 1882) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Third Lord and Controller of the Navy.
Early life He was the natural son of Sir Robert Hall (1778-1818), a naval officer, and Miss Mary Ann Edwards.
Naval career Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1833. Promoted to captain in 1855, he commanded HMS Gladiator in the Sea of Azov and HMS Miranda in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. and Third Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1871.
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Who was Robert Hall?
British Royal Navy officer (1817-1882)
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Robert Hall was born in 1817.
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Robert Hall died on 11 June 1882.
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Robert Hall was a naval officer.
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Robert Hall was British.
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