Edmund Fremantle
Admiral The Honourable Sir Edmund Robert Fremantle GCB GCVO CMG (16 June 1836 – 10 February 1929) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
Sir Edmund Fremantle | |
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| Born | 16 June 1836 |
| Died | 10 February 1929 (aged 92) |
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| Years of service | 1849–1901 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Eclipse HMS Barracouta HMS Doris HMS Lord Warden HMS Invincible HMS Dreadnought East Indies Station China Station Plymouth Command |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Burmese War New Zealand Wars |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Naval career
Born a son of Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe and Louisa Elizabeth Nugent, daughter of Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet and a descendant, through Louisa's mother Maria Skinner, of the Schuyler family and Van Cortlandt family of British North America.[1]
Fremantle joined the Royal Navy in 1849.[2] He served in the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 and the New Zealand Wars in 1864.[2] Then in 1861 he became Commander in HMS Eclipse.[3]
Promoted to Captain in 1867, he commanded HMS Barracouta, HMS Doris, HMS Lord Warden and HMS Invincible.[3] He was made Senior Naval Officer in Gibraltar in 1881 and then went on to command HMS Dreadnought.[3] He was promoted Rear-Admiral in 1885 and was made Second-in-Command of the Channel Squadron in 1886 and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1888.[3] Promoted to Vice-Admiral from 1890 he went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1892 and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1896.[3] He was promoted to Admiral later that year and retired in June 1901.[4]
Fremantle was granted the honorary office of Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom in July 1901,[5] and kept this until 1926.
He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1899 Birthday Honours.[6] He was described as "the Father of the British Navy" in Time Magazine.[7]
He later joined the British Fascists.[8]
Family
In 1866 he married Barberina Rogers Isaacs.[3]
See also
References
- Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 2. London: Harrison 1871, page 1270
- National Maritime Museum
- William Loney RN
- "No. 27325". The London Gazette. 21 June 1901. p. 4183.
- "No. 27338". The London Gazette. 26 July 1901. p. 4950.
- "No. 27086". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1899. p. 3585.
- Milestones: Feb. 25, 1929 Time Magazine, 25 February 1929
- Linehan, Thomas (2001). "British Fascism, 1918-39: Parties, Ideology and Culture". Manchester University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0719050244.
External links
- The Dreadnought Project: Edmund Fremantle
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Frederick Richards |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1888–1891 |
Succeeded by Frederick Robinson |
| Preceded by Sir Frederick Richards |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station 1892–1895 |
Succeeded by Sir Alexander Buller |
| Preceded by Sir Algernon Lyons |
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1896–1899 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Fairfax |
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| Preceded by Vacant Last held by Sir William Martin, 4th Baronet |
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1901–1926 |
Succeeded by Sir Stanley Colville |
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