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Sir John Walter Tarleton, (8 November 1811 – 25 September 1880) was a

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officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord.

Naval career

Born the son of Thomas Tarleton of

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and grandnephew of Sir

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, Tarleton joined the

in 1824.The Tarleton Family
Published by Concord N. H., 1900 He played a key role in resolving a crisis in

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in 1851 when the master of a British ship was illegally detained in

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. He was given command of the

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HMS ''Fox'' in 1852, of the

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HMS ''Eurydice'' in 1855 and of the frigate HMS ''Euryalus'' in 1858: he led the latter ship as an element of the

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and then of the Mediterranean Squadron.William Loney RN
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from 1871 and then as Second Naval Lord from 1872 to 1874. He was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1875 and retired in 1879. He died at his home in Warwick Square in London.Deaths
The Hobart Mercury, 29 September 1880

Family

In 1861 he married Finetta Esther Dinsdale; they went on to have one son and two daughters.

References

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Naval career

Family

See also

References