Octavius Vernon Harcourt

Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt
Birth nameOctavius Henry Cyril Vernon
Born(1793-12-25)25 December 1793
Rose Castle, Cumberland
Died14 August 1863(1863-08-14) (aged 69)
Swinton Park, Yorkshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Years of service1806–1836
RankVice Admiral
Commands
Battles / warsNapoleonic Wars

Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt (25 December 1793 – 14 August 1863) was a British naval officer. He was the eighth son of Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of York, and began life as Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon at Rose Castle, Cumberland. On 15 January 1831, succeeding to the properties of William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, the father's cousin, the family assumed the additional surname of Harcourt.

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