William Bowles (Royal Navy officer)

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Bowles, KCB (1780 – 2 July 1869) was a British admiral. On 9 August 1820, he married The Hon. Frances Temple, daughter of the late 2nd Viscount Palmerston and sister of the 3rd Viscount, Secretary at War and later Prime Minister.

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• Lieutenant RN, 30 August 1803
• Commander, 22 January 1806
• Captain, 13 October 1807
• Rear-Admiral, 23 November 1841
• Third Naval Lord, 22 May 1844 to July 1846
• Vice-Admiral, 8 March 1852
• Admiral, 28 November 1857
• Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, 1 March 1859 to 29 February 1860
• Knight Commander of the Bath, 10 November 1862
• Admiral of the Fleet, 15 January 1869

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Henry Hardinge	Member of Parliament for Launceston 1844–1852	Succeeded by Josceline William Percy
Military Offices
Preceded by Sir George Seymour	Third Sea Lord 1844–1856	Succeeded by Lord John Hay
Honorary Titles
Preceded by Sir George Seymour	Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1865–1866	Succeeded by Sir Phipps Hornby
Preceded by Sir George Seymour	Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1866–1869	Succeeded by Sir George Sartorius