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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Maguire
Forenames	Rochefort
Epithet	naval officer
Dates	1815-1867
Gender Identity	Male
History	In 1830 he joined the Royal Navy. From 1852 to 1854, he was in command of H.M.S. Plover, which had served in the Bering Strait as part of Franklin search expeditions since 1848 and on which much magnetic observation and scientific work took place.
Source	Franklin: Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation, by Andrew Lambert; Wikipedia
Authorised Form of Name	Maguire; Rochefort (1815-1867); naval officer

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