William Codrington (Royal Navy officer)

Rear-Admiral William Codrington CB (21 February 1832 – 29 July 1888) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Junior Naval Lord.

Rear-Admiral William Codrington CB
Born	21 February 1832
Died	29 July 1888 (1888-07-30) (aged 56)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands	HMS Narcissus HMS Lord Warden HMS Hercules
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Naval career

Codrington appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1855.^[1] Promoted to captain in 1869, he was given command of HMS Narcissus, HMS Lord Warden and then HMS Hercules.^[1] He was appointed Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1876 and Captain of the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth in 1880.^[1] He went on to be Captain of the Gunnery School at Portsmouth in 1881, Director of Naval Ordnance in 1882, Captain-superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard in 1883 and Junior Naval Lord in 1885.^[1] His last appointment was as Admiral-Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard in 1886.^[1]

Family

In 1879 he married Mary Auber Leach.^[2] His eldest son was H. W. Codrington.^[3]