Codrington, Sir William John
(1804–1884)
- John Sweetman
Extract
Codrington, Sir William John (1804–1884), army officer, second son of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington (1770–1851), commander of the British fleet at the battle of Navarino Bay in 1827, and his wife, Jane (d. 22 Jan 1837), daughter of Jasper Hall of Kingston, Jamaica...