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Collinson, Sir Richard (1811–1883), naval officer and explorer  

J. K. Laughton

revised by Andrew Lambert

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Collinson, Sir Richard (1811–1883), naval officer and explorer, was born on 7 November 1811 at Gateshead, co. Durham, where his father, the Revd John Collinson (c.1791–1857), was rector. His mother was Amelia, née King (b. 1783), daughter of the philanthropist ...

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Lyon, George Francis [alias Said-ben-Abdallah] (1795–1832), naval officer and explorer  

Elizabeth Baigent

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Lyon, George Francis [alias Said-ben-Abdallah] (1795–1832), naval officer and explorer, son of a colonel in the army, was born at Chichester, Sussex. Around 1805 he was educated at Dr Burney's naval academy, Gosport, Hampshire, and entered the navy in 1808, had the commission of lieutenant confirmed in 1814, and saw much action....