Sir Francis Beaufort

(1774-1857)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774-1857 NRA: Beaufort, Sir Francis (1774-1857) Knight Rear Admiral Hydrographer DNB: Beaufort, Sir Francis (1774-1857), naval officer and hydrographer LBT ID: FrBeauf1857 VIAF ID: 42580519 LOC ID: no2002095335	B/BAP: 1774-05-27 DIED: 1857-12-17
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Born in County Meath, he was naval lieutenant (1796) and hydrographer to the Navy (1829-55). He was twice married.
REFERENCES TO Sir Francis Beaufort: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 15: Learned Societies Found 1: ¶ 7 Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter VIII. Found 2: ¶ 57 ¶ n1 Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter III Found 1: ¶ 14 Chapter VI Found 1: ¶ 9 Chapter XI Found 1: ¶ 5