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Frederick Robinson (Royal Navy officer)

Vice-Admiral Frederick Charles Bryan Robinson (3 April 1836 – 18 January 1896) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.

Naval career

Born the son of Admiral Hercules Robinson, Robinson became a lieutenant in 1855. Promoted to Commander in 1863, he served in that rank in HMS Rinaldo from 1868 to 1871. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1891. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Family

In 1864 he married Willamina Bradley; in 1889 he married for a second time, to Alice Tew.

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