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Milne, Sir Alexander, (1806-1896), 1st Baronet, Admiral of the Fleet

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Surname: Milne
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: Alexander
Gender: Male
Date: 1806-1896
Title: 1st Baronet
History: Admiral of the Fleet. Commander 1830. Served in West Indies & North America 1836-41. Rear-admiral 1858. Junior naval lord of Admiralty, 1866-68. Commander-in-chief in Mediterranean 1869-70. Baronet, 1876
Biography: ODNB link for Milne, Sir Alexander (1806-1896) Knight Admiral of the Fleet
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P274876 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P164044 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Alexander Milne
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1817-95: corresp and papers
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive
MLN/101-99
NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus

See Quarterly return MS79/093
2
1825-96: corresp, diaries and papers
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
Acc.7467
NRA 29189
3
1858-72: naval memorandum book
Boston Public Library
See R Morriss, Guide to British Naval Papers in North America (1994)
4
1854-55: letters to Sir James Graham and Duke of Newcastle
Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections
Ne
NRA 7411 Pelham
5
1847-54: corresp with Sir Charles Napier
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 40024-42
6
1861-65: letters (37) to Duke of Somerset
Buckinghamshire Archives
D-RA
NRA 11704 Ramsden
7
1855-57: corresp with Charles Wood
British Library, Manuscript Collections
ADD MSS 49532 Passim