George Fowler Hastings
Military Person
1814 – 1876
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Who was George Fowler Hastings?
Vice-Admiral George Fowler Hastings CB was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the First Opium War and the Crimean War. In a naval career spanning over 50 years Hastings saw service across the British Empire, and rose to the rank of vice-admiral. His service as commander in chief on the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy at Esquimalt on the British Columbia Coast of what is now Canada is today commemorated in the names of several locations and geographic features.
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- Born
- Nov 28, 1814
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Mar 21, 1876
South Kensington
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on July 23, 2013
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