Thomas Brandreth (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Thomas Brandreth
Sir Thomas Brandreth
Born	August 6, 1825
Died	December 10, 1894 (aged 69)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Thomas Brandreth KCB (6 August 1825 – 10 December 1894) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy.

Naval career[]

Brandreth was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1845.^[1] Promoted to Captain in 1863, he was given command of HMS Edgar and then HMS Lord Warden.^[1] He was appointed Captain of the gunnery school HMS Excellent in 1874, Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard in 1877, Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard in 1879 and Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1882.^[1] He went on to be President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1885 before he retired in 1890.^[2]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 William Loney RN
↑ "No. 26077". 8 August 1890. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26077/page/

Military offices
Preceded by Sir William Stewart	Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy 1881–1885	Succeeded by Sir William Graham
Preceded by Sir William Luard	President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1885–1888	Succeeded by Sir William Graham

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[loney-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 William Loney RN

[2] "No. 26077". 8 August 1890. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26077/page/

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