Astley Cooper Key ( 1821 - 1888 )

Birth: 18 January 1821 Death: Maidenhead, Berkshire (03 March 1888) Career: Entered the Royal Navy (1833); Lieutenant (1842); Commander (1845); Rear Admiral (1866); Director General, Department of Naval Ordnance (1866-1869); President, Royal Naval College (1873); Vice Admiral (1873); Admiral (1878); First Lord of the Admiralty (1879); Privy Councillor (1884) Honours: CB 1855; KCB 1873; GCB 1882 Memberships: FRGS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 4/06/1868.