| Anthony Hoskins | |
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Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins |
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| Born | 1828 North Perrott, Somerset |
| Died | 1901 Dorking, Surrey |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1842 - 1893 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Beaver HMS Hecate HMS Plumper HMS Zebra HMS Eclipse HMS Sultan HMS Pearl HMS Wolverine Australia Station Mediterranean Fleet |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Anthony Hiley Hoskins GCB (1828–1901), was a British naval officer who was First Naval Lord from 1891 to 1893.
Educated at Winchester College, Hoskins entered the Royal Navy in 1842.[1] He took part in the Cape Frontier War of 1851 and the capture of Canton during the Second Opium War of 1857.[1]
From 1860 to 1861 he served on the Pacific Station as captain of HMS Hecate and HMS Plumper.[2] After commanding HMS Zebra in African waters, he commanded HMS Eclipse on the North American Station.[2] In 1873 he became Captain of HMS Sultan in Channel waters.[2] He went on to be Commodore of the Australian Station in 1875.[1]
He was made a Junior Naval Lord in 1880,[1] Second Naval Lord in 1885[1] and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1889.[1] From 1891, he became First Naval Lord.[1] He retired in 1893.[1]
He died at Pleystons Capel near Dorking and is buried at North Perrott.[1]
In 1865 he married Dorothea Ann Eliza Robinson; they had no children.[1]
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Goodenough |
Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station 1875–1878 |
Succeeded by John Wilson |
| Preceded by Sir John Commerell |
Junior Naval Lord 1880–1882 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick Richards |
| Preceded by Lord Alcester |
Second Naval Lord 1885–1888 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Hamilton |
| Preceded by The Duke of Edinburgh |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1889–1891 |
Succeeded by Sir George Tryon |
| Preceded by Sir Richard Hamilton |
First Naval Lord 1891–1893 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick Richards |