Charles Hillyar

Sir Charles Farrell Hillyar was a Royal Navy admiral who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.

Naval career

The son of Admiral Sir James Hillyar, Charles Hillyar joined the Royal Navy in 1831. Promoted to captain in 1852, he commanded HMS Gladiator in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. He commanded HMS Queen from 1859 and HMS Octavia from 1865.
Hillyar became Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and Cape of Good Hope in 1865, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1872 and Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1877. He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1867, vice-admiral in 1873 and admiral in 1878. He retired in 1882.
Hillyar was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1869 Birthday Honours and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1887 Golden Jubilee Honours.
Hillyar lived at Torre House at Torpoint in Cornwall.