Francis Leopold McClintock ( 1819 - 1907 )

Birth: Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland (08 July 1819) Death: London (17 November 1907) Burial: Kensington cemetery, Hanwell, Middlesex Career: Entered the Royal Navy (1831); Lieutenant (1845); served in the 'Enterprise', under James Clerk Ross (FRS 1828) (1848), and under Sir Erasmus Ommaney (FRS 1868) on Arctic voyages; Commander (1851); Captain (1854); comanded the 'Fox' and brought the definite news of the fate of Sir John Franklin's expedition; Rear Admiral (1871); Vice Admiral (1877); Admiral (1884); Honours: Kt 1860; KCB 1891 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 01/06/1865.