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Richard Bolitho



b. 1756; m. Belinda; daughter Elizabeth (1803)
Midshipman in Manxman (1768) and Gorgon (1772)
Made Lieutenant in Destiny (1774)
Made Commander of Sparrow (1778)
Made post in Phalarope (1782), subsequently commanded Undine (1784), Tempest(1787), Hyperion /1793)
In charge recruitment, The Nore (1792)
Flag Captain in Euryalus (1795), subsequently Commodore (1798)
Made Rear Admiral (1800) being present at Battle of Copenhagen.
Made Vice Admiral (1802)
Made Admiral (1812)
Killed in action in Mediterranean (1815)