Montagu Stopford (admiral)
- Montagu Stopford (admiral)
:"Not to be confused with his grandson, the Second World War general Montagu Stopford."Sir Montagu Stopford (11 November 1798 - 10 November 1864) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
The fifth and youngest son of James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown, he entered the Navy on 8 November 1810 and was commissioned as Lieutenant on 17 July 1819 and as Commander on 29 January 1822. He was promoted to Captain only 3 years later, on 8 April 1825, and his commands at that rank included HMS|Pique|1834|6 (1842-46, in the West Indies and North America), HMS|Trafalgar|1841|6 (1850-?, during her 1850 re-commissioning), HMS|Waterloo|1833|6 (during her 1851 commissioning, preparing her to be Vice-Admiral James Whitley Deans Dundas's flagship in the Mediterranean, until HMS|Britannia|1820|6 was selected for this role instead), and HMS|London|1828|6 (during her commissioning January-March 1852). Also during that time, on 25 August 1827, he married Cordelia Winifreda, the second daughter of Major-General Sir George Whitmore - they had 4 children and a 24 year marriage before she died on 4 September 1851.
He was captain in the "Waterloo" again from 1 April 1852, this time during her service as Vice-Admiral Josceline Percy's flagship. He left that role on 5 December 1853 on being promoted to rear admiral, becoming the Admiral superintendent of the Malta dockyard by c.1855, flying his flag in HMS|Ceylon|1808|6. He also remarried, to Lucy Cay, daughter of John Cay, on 29 September 1853, and the couple had 3 more children. He became a Knight Commander of the Bath on 5 July 1855, and was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 25 June 1858, and finally admiral on 30 November 1863. He had retired by 9 February 1864.
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* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p3795.htm#i37942 The Peerage]
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