He became commanding officer of the sloop on the North America and West Indies Station in November 1859. In 1860, Salmon was dispatched from British Honduras (now Belize) to take custody of William Walker, an American citizen who had briefly been president of Nicaragua, but who was now attempting further conquests in Central America. The British Government regarded Walker as a menace to its own affairs in the region. Salmon captured Walker and delivered him to the authorities in Honduras, who promptly had him court-martialed and shot. Promoted to captain on 12 December 1863, Salmon became commanding officer of the ironclad warship in the Mediterranean Fleet in March 1869 and then commanded the ironclad warship under the Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown in Ireland in April 1874. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 29 May 1875 and made a naval aide-de-camp to the Queen on 12 December that same year, before becoming commanding officer of the battleship in the Mediterranean Fleet on 28 November 1877. Senior command Promoted to rear admiral on 2 August 1879, Salmon became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station, with his flag in the corvette , in April 1882. Promoted to vice admiral on 1 July 1885, he was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 21 June 1887. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station, with his flag in the armoured cruiser , in December 1887. Salmon was promoted to full admiral on 10 September 1891, and became Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in June 1894. He was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 22 June 1897, and led Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Review at Spithead on 26 June. He was appointed First and Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to the Queen on 23 August 1897. Promoted to admiral of the fleet on 13 January 1899, he retired in February 1905, died at his home in Southsea on 14 February 1912 and was buried at St Peter's Churchyard in Curdridge. Salmon's Victoria Cross is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum in London. Family In January 1866 Salmon married Emily Augusta Saunders; they had a son and a daughter. References Sources External links William Loney Career History The Times Obituary of Sir Nowell Salmon (15 February 1912) |- |- |- 1835 births 1912 deaths Burials in