Edward Rice (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Edward Rice | |
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| Born | 30 October 1819 Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
The son of
Promoted to captain in 1855, he commanded HMS Leander at Sevastopol during the closing stages of the Crimean War.[1] He also commanded HMS Royal Albert, HMS Algiers, HMS St George and then HMS Asia,[2] and was aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria from 1869 to 1873. Promoted to flag rank as rear-admiral in 1873, he was appointed Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1875, Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1876, then promoted to vice-admiral in 1878. He was Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 1882 until he retired in 1884, and was promoted to admiral three days after his retirement. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1881, and promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) in the 1887 Golden Jubilee Honours list.[2][4]
He lived at Dane Court in
He died at Dane Court on 30 October 1902, aged 83.[6]
Family
Rice married in 1864 Cecilia Caroline Harcourt, daughter of Rev.
References
- ^ a b c d "The Knees history" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d William Loney RN
- ^ O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c "Obituary". The Times. No. 36913. London. 31 October 1902. p. 8.
- ^ a b The Peerage.com
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 36914. London. 1 November 1902. p. 1.