Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester
Admiral Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester, GCB (12 April 1821 – 30 March 1895) was a British naval commander. He was commander of the Channel Squadron between 1874 and 1877 and Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet between 1880 and 1883.
The Lord Alcester GCB | |
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Lord Alcester | |
| Nickname(s) | The Ocean Swell |
| Born | 12 April 1821 London, England |
| Died | 30 March 1895 (aged 73) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1834–1885 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Brisk (1853) HMS Meteor (1855–56) Naval Brigade, New Zealand (1860–61) Junior Naval Lord (1872–74) Channel Squadron (1874–77) Mediterranean Fleet (1880–83) Second Naval Lord (1883–85) |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War (1856) New Zealand Wars (1860–1861) Anglo-Egyptian War (1882) |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations | Horace Seymour (father) |
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