Admiral Sir Francis William Sullivan, 6th Baronet, KCB, CMG (31 May 1834 – 13 May 1906Date of death from his obituary in The Times, 16 May 1906, p. 12, col. D.) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Naval career Born the son of the Reverend Frederick Sullivan (fourth son of Sir Richard Sullivan, 1st Baronet)Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies and Arabella Wilmont, Sullivan was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1856.William Loney RN Promoted to captain in 1863, he commanded HMS Tamar, HMS Volage, HMS Immortalité and then HMS Duke of Wellington. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1876 and Commander-in-Chief of a Detached Squadron in 1881. He served as Director of Transports at the Admiralty from April 1883 to August 1888.
Family In 1861 he married Agnes Bell; they had two sons. He died at his residence in Portman Square, London. His younger son, Richard, was commander of HMS Pandora at the time of his death.
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