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Seymour (SIR EDWARD HOBART a British)

SIR EDWARD HOBART, a British admiral, born 1840. He was educated at Radley and entered the navy in 1852. He became commander in 1866, reaching the grade of admiral in 1901.

He served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War and was present at the bombardment of Odessa, Sebastopol, and Kinburn in 1854-5. He was in the China War, was present at the capture of Canton, and was wounded on the coast of Africa in 1870. He was commander-inchief at Devonport in 1903-5 and represented England at New York for the Hudson Fulton celebration in 1909. He wrote: "My Naval Career and Travels."