John Fulford 1809-1888

In the ancestral file, way, way back, I have a relative named John Fulford (I'll work out the relationship some other time) who was a Captain in the Royal Navy, retiring as a Rear Admiral in 1877. He even has a harbour named after him in Ottawa, Canada, having served as Captain on the HMS Ganges.

A little Googling reveals:

[Saltspring Island]....Captain Richards when surveying here evidently wished to associate the island with Rear Admiral Baynes, commanding at the time, 1857-1860, the Pacific station, his flagship, staff and officers etc. He therefore named the highest mountain Baynes, and the island Admiral; Ganges harbour after the flagship; Fulford harbour after the captain; Burgoyne bay after the commander; Southey point after the admiral's secretary; Mount Bruce after the previous commander in chief; and Cape Keppel after a friend of Admiral Baynes."
Source: Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971)

Named after Captain John Fulford, HMS Ganges, the flagship of Rear Admiral Robert L. Baynes. Born 1810, died 1888.
Source: Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971)

His illustrious Navy career is catalogued here, a useful site for Naval research, no doubt.