Admiral Henry Morton Tudor Tudor JP (23 July 1855 – 3 January 1926) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life and Career Tudor was born Henry Morton Tudor Jones was born on 23 July 1855, the son of Harrington Rogers Jones of Harwich, Essex, and Henrietta Augusta Tudor of Cork, Ireland. In December 1890, he adopted his mother's maiden name of Tudor as his surname, as did his younger brother, Frederick Charles Tudor Jones (later Admiral Sir Frederick Tudor).
Joining the Royal Navy, Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 1 June 1876,The London Gazette: no. 24339. p. 3616. 23 June, 1876. then Commander on 30 June 1888.The London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
Tudor was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1895.The London Gazette: no. 26694. p. 7532. 31 December, 1895.
He was placed in command of the second class protected cruiser HMS Æolus on 5 June 1897, for manoeuvres."The Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col D, p. 10. Tudor was appointed captain of the second class protected cruiser HMS Venus on 14 February 1900, and of the armoured cruiser HMS Cressy on 28 May 1901.The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 1330.
Tudor was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 31 May 1906.The London Gazette: no. 27918. p. 3845. 1 June, 1906. In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December 1903, he was placed on the Retired List dated 30 November 1909.The London Gazette: no. 28316. p. 9414. 10 December, 1909. He was advanced to Vice-Admiral on 3 January 1911,The London Gazette: no. 28454. p. 127. 6 January, 1911. and finally Admiral on the Retired List on 7 December 1913.The London Gazette: no. 28780. p. 9083. 9 December, 1913.
Death Tudor died at Burnham, Shalford, Surrey, on 3 January 1926, aged seventy. His funeral took place at Shalford Parish Church on 5 January.
Family Tudor married firstly Augusta Frances Courtenay Dickinson in 1883 and secondly Evelyn Laura Toulmin in 1896. By his second marriage Tudor had three children: Phyllis Evelyn Tudor (born 1897), Daphne Edna Toulmin Tudor (born 1899), and Owen Frederick Morton Tudor (1900–1987). Owen was an officer in the 3rd The King's Own Hussars and the husband of Larissa Tudor, who claimed to be Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia.Michael Occleshaw, The Romanov Conspiracies: The Romanovs and the House of Windsor, Orion, 1993.
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