Constantine Richard Moorsom
English Royal Navy vice-admiral
Vice-Admiral Constantine Richard Moorsom (22 September 1792 – 26 May 1861) was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded HMS Fury a Hecla-class bomb vessel which saw wartime service in the Bombardment of Algiers, an attack on Barbary pirates at Algiers in HMS Fury in August, 1816.2
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Born Sep 22, 1792, died May 26, 1861.1
About
Moorsom was the son of Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, a veteran of Trafalgar. Moorsom was on the roster of HMS Revenge, his father's ship, when it was at the Battle of Trafalgar. However records show that Constantine was actually at school at the time of the battle. Moorsom rose to be chairman of the London & North Western Railway.
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Companies
- London and North Western RailwayChair 1861 to 18619
Early life and education
- Since 1807Royal Naval Academy3
Early life
Moorsom was born on 22 September 1792, the son of Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom who was to be a Knight Commander of the Bath and a veteran of the Trafalgar. His mother was born Eleanor Scarth.
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Career
Occupation: naval officer, abolitionist.5
- 1861Chair, London and North Western Railway4
Personal life
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- 10Wikimedia CommonsConstantine Richard Moorsom photo by Benjamin Haydon, Public domain