George Fowler Hastings

Vice-Admiral George Fowler Hastings CB (28 November 1814 – 21 March 1876) 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.

George Fowler Hastings
Photograph of Vice-Admiral George Fowler Hastings,(c.1875)
Born28 November 1814
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Died21 March 1876 (1876-03-22) (aged 61)
41 Stanhope Gardens, South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1824 1876
RankVice-admiral
Commands heldPacific Station
Nore Command
Battles/warsFirst Opium War
Crimean War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
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