| 词条 | William Graham (Royal Navy officer) |
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| name = Sir William Graham | image = | caption = | birth_date = 10 September 1826 | death_date = {{death-date and age|31 May 1907|10 September 1826}} | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place =Bath, Somerset | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | branch = {{navy|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears = | rank = Admiral | unit = | commands = Royal Naval College, Greenwich | battles = Crimean War Second Opium War | awards = Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | relations = | laterwork = }} Admiral Sir William Graham, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB}} (10 September 1826 – 31 May 1907) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy. Naval careerGraham was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1849[1] and served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War in 1855 and at the capture of Canton during the Second Opium War in 1857.[2] Promoted to Captain in 1863, he was given command of HMS Danae, HMS Immortalité, HMS Resistance, HMS Black Prince and then HMS Aurora.[1] He was appointed Captain of the training school HMS Britannia in 1875, Admiral-Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1882 and Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1886.[1] His last appointment was as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1888.[3] He died at 13 Pulteney Street in Bath in 1907.[4] References1. ^1 2 William Loney RN {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=John McCrea}}{{s-ttl|title=Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard|years=1882–1885}}{{s-aft|after=William Ward}}2. ^Orders, decorations & medals Bosleys, 12 September 2007 3. ^[https://archive.org/stream/exhibitroyalhous00newgiala/exhibitroyalhous00newgiala_djvu.txt Royal House of Guelph] 4. ^[https://archive.org/stream/visitationofengl14howa/visitationofengl14howa_djvu.txt Visitation of England & Wales] |-{{succession box|title=Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy|before=Sir Thomas Brandreth|after=Sir John Hopkins|years=1886–1888}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Thomas Brandreth}}{{s-ttl|title=President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich|years=1888–1891}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Richard Hamilton}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, William}} 5 : 1826 births|1907 deaths|Admiral presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich|Royal Navy admirals|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
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