William Symonds
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For other people with the same name, see William Symonds (disambiguation).
Sir William Symonds CB FRS (24 September 1782 ā 30 March 1856, aboard the French steamship Nil, Strait of Bonifacio, Sardinia)[1] was Surveyor of the Navy in the Royal Navy from 9 June 1832 to October 1847, and took part in the naval reforms instituted by the Whig First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Robert George Graham in 1832.
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Sir William Symonds | |
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Born | 24 September 1782 (1782-09-24) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
Died | 30 March 1856 (1856-03-31) (aged 73) Aboard the French steamship Nil in the Strait of Bonifacio, off Sardinia |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1794ā1856 |
Rank | Rear admiral (rank granted on retirement) |
Battles/wars | Groix |
Awards | FRS, knighthood, civil Companion of the Bath |
Relations | Thomas Symonds (father) Mary Anne Whitby (sister) William Cornwallis Symonds (son) Thomas Symonds (son) Julian Symonds (son) Jermyn Symonds (son) |
Other work | Surveyor of the Navy |
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