George Strong Nares ( 1831 - 1915 )

Birth: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (24 April 1831) Death: Surbiton, Surrey (15 January 1915) Career: Joined the Royal Navy (1845); served in the Pacific, and on a Franklin search expedition; Lieutenant (1845); served in the Crimea; Commander (1862); Captain, HMS Challenger; explored the Southern Ocean (1872); led the expedition of HMS Alert and Discovery to the North Pole (1874); surveyed the Magellan Straits (1878); in the Habour Department, Board of Trade (1879-1886); Rear Admiral (1887); Vice Admiral (1892); Consevator of River Mersey (1896-1910).