Frederick Montresor
Bornc. 1811
Died15 December 1887
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Calypso
HMS Severn
East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station

Admiral Frederick Byng Montresor (c. 1811 – 15 December 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station.

Naval career

Montresor was made a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1835.[1]

He was promoted to captain in 1857, he took command of HMS Calypso[1] and sailed to Esquimalt in August 1858 to deal with American miners causing commotion in the Fraser River area.[2]

In 1862, he transferred to the command of HMS Severn before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station in January 1865.[1]

He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1867, and retired in 1870.[1] In 1873, while on the retired list, he was further promoted to retired vice-admiral.[3]

Family

He was son of General Thomas Gage Montresor, grandson of John Montresor and nephew of Henry Tucker Montresor.[4] In 1851, he married Emily Delafield.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Profile: Frederick Byng Montresor R.N., pdavis.nl. Accessed 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ Barry M. Gough, "Turbulent Frontiers and British Expansion: Governor James Douglas, the Royal Navy, and the British Columbia Gold Rushes", The Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 41, No, 1 (February 1972), pp. 15-32.
  3. ^ "No. 23987". The London Gazette. 13 June 1873. p. 2833.
  4. ^ Henry Wagner, "The Huguenot Refugee Family of Montrésor", Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London, vol. 11, opposite p. 293
  5. ^ "HMS Euryalus". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
Military offices Preceded bySir George King (East Indies and China Station)Sir Baldwin Walker (Cape of Good Hope Station) Commander-in-Chief East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station 1865 Succeeded bySir Charles Hillyar
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