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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Arkwright
Forenames	Augustus Peter
Title	Commander
Dates	1821-1887
Gender Identity	Male
Biography	Augustus Peter Arkwright joined the Royal Navy aged 12 and travelled extensively. Letters to his parents in Derbyshire were sent from many ports including Barcelona, Valencia, Malta, Marseilles, Barbados, Jamaica, Rio de Janeiro, Sierra Leone and Bathurst, The Gambia. In 1842, he was part of the British fleet pursuing slave ships off the West coast of Africa. His vessel "The Prompt" captured a slave ship and Arkwright received a commendation from the Admiralty for his "zeal and courage".
Key Events	6 Mar 1821: Born 1829-1832: Attended school at Seaforth near Liverpool 1833-1835: Attended Portsmouth Naval College Served on HMS Barham, HMS Curacoa, HMS Stag, HMS Pantaloon, and the HMS Caledonia 1869: Retired, having risen to the rank of Commander 1868-1880: Conservative MP for North Derbyshire 6 Oct 1887: Died
Family Tree	Son of Peter Arkwright (1784-1866) and Mary Anne Arkwright nee Hurt (1786-1872), great-grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792)
Authorised Form of Name	Arkwright; Augustus Peter (1821-1887); Commander

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