Charles Shadwell (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell, KCB FRS (31 January 1814 – 1 March 1886) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.
Sir Charles Shadwell | |
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| Born | 31 January 1814 |
| Died | 1 March 1886 (aged 72) Melksham, Wiltshire |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Years of service | 1827–1879 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Sphinx HMS Highflyer HMS Aboukir HMS Hastings China Station Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| Battles/wars | Second Opium War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
Born the fourth son of Sir Lancelot Shadwell, Charles Shadwell joined the Royal Navy in 1827.[1] He was present during operations off Syria in 1840.[2] In 1850 he became Commander in HMS Sphinx and took part in the Second Anglo-Burmese War.[1] Promoted Captain in 1853, he commanded HMS Highflyer from 1856 and took part in the capture of Canton and the Battle of Taku Forts during the Second Opium War.[1] He commanded HMS Aboukir from 1861 and HMS Hastings from 1862.[1] He was appointed Captain-Superintendent of Gosport victualling-yard in 1864 and Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1871.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1861.[2] In 1878 he was made President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.[2]
He retired in 1879[2] and in retirement lived at Meadow Bank in Melksham in Wiltshire.[2] He died unmarried in 1886.[2]
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Henry Kellett |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station 1871–1874 |
Succeeded by Sir Alfred Ryder |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Fanshawe |
President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1878–1881 |
Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey Hornby |