Robert Stopford (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral

Sir Robert Stopford
Robert Stopford, c.1790-91, by Henry William Beechey, in the collection of the National Maritime Museum
Born5 February 1768 (1768-02-05)
Died25 June 1847 (1847-06-26) (aged 79)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldLeeward Islands Station
Cape of Good Hope Station
Portsmouth Command
Greenwich Hospital
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Syrian War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

Admiral Sir Robert Stopford GCB GCMG (5 February 1768 – 25 June 1847), was a distinguished officer in the Royal Navy whose career spanned over 60 years, from the French Revolutionary Wars to the Syrian War.


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