George Anson Byron ( born March 8, 1789 - March 1, 1868 ) is a British naval officer, admiral, 7th Lord Byron (inherited the title in 1824 after the death of his cousin, poet George Gordon Byron ).
| George Anson Byron | |
|---|---|
| English George Anson Byron | |
| Date of Birth | March 8, 1789 |
| Date of death | March 1, 1868 (78 years old) |
| Affiliation |  United Kingdom |
| Type of army | Royal fleet |
| Rank | admiral |
| Commanded | Hms blonde |
| Battles / wars | |
| Communications | George Gordon Byron |
The only son of George Anson Byron and Charlotte Henrietta Dallas, grandson of Vice Admiral John Byron , who circumnavigated the world in 1740-1744.
Volunteer entered the Royal Navy in 1800. He took part in the Napoleonic wars . Since 1814 - captain. In 1824, Byron was instructed to deliver to Hawaii the bodies of King Kameamea II and Queen Kamamalu , who died of measles during an official visit to Britain [1] . In September 1824, the ship left England. There were several natural scientists on board, and one of the lieutenants was the well-known future traveler Edward Belcher [2] .
On July 30, 1825, on the way back to England, Byron discovered an uninhabited island and named it Malden in honor of the navigator Charles Molden, who was the first to notice the island.
Notes
- ↑ NZETC
- ↑ Dunmore, p 45
Links
- Andrew Bloxam (1925), Diary of Andrew Bloxam: naturalist of the “Blonde” on her trip from England to the Hawaiian islands, 1824-25 Volume 10 of Bernice P., Bishop Museum special publication
- George Byron, 7th Baron Byron , at thepeerage.com