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Sir Francis William Sullivan, 6th Baronet KCB CMG (31 May 1834 – 13 May 1906)Date of death from his obituary in ''

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'', 16 May 1906, p. 12, col. D. was a

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officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.

Naval career

Born the son of the Reverend Frederick Sullivan (fourth son of

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in the

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in 1863, he commanded HMS ''Tamar'', HMS ''Volage'', HMS ''Immortalité'' and then HMS ''Duke of Wellington''. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1876 and Commander-in-Chief of a Detached Squadron in 1881. He served as Director of Transports at the

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from April 1883 to August 1888.

Family

In 1861 he married Agnes Bell; they had two sons. He died at his residence in Portman Square, London. His younger son, Richard, was commander of

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at the time of his death.

References

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