Henry Codrington, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Codrington

Royal Navy admiral

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1808

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1877

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry John Codrington KCB (17 October 1808 – 4 August 1877) was a Royal Navy officer.
As a junior officer, he saw action during the Greek War of Independence and was present at the Battle of Navarino.
He later undertook a survey of enemy positions prior to the bombardment of Acre during the Egyptian–Ottoman War. As a captain, Codrington provided refuge on board ship for Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his family who were fleeing from revolutionary forces and then commanded HMS Royal George in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War.
He went on to be Admiral superintendent of Malta Dockyard and then Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.



Description	British portrait painter
Date of birth/death	27 November 1819	15 December 1908
Location of birth/death	London	London
Authority control	: Q1872615 VIAF: 49488109 ISNI: 0000 0000 6658 1275 ULAN: 500015397 LCCN: n96090204 Oxford Dict.: 32818 WorldCat