Edward Stanley Adeane
Edward Stanley Adeane | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 December 1836 |
| Died | 18 October 1902 (aged 65) Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
CMG (7 December 1836 – 18 October 1902) was a British Royal Navy
admiral at the end of the 19th century.
Background
Adeane was born in 1836, the younger son of politician and
Henry John Adeane (1833–1870) also served as a Member of Parliament. The Adeane family were landed gentry, tracing their ancestry to a Simon Adeane who died in 1686.[1]
Adeane entered the
ironclad battleship HMS Ajax
.
He was promoted to flag rank as a
vice-admiral on 13 May 1893,[4] and to full admiral on 19 March 1898,[5] he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 December 1901.[6]
In 1900 he was elected a member of the
Shipwrecked Mariners' Society and a Member of the Metropolitan Asylums Board.[7]
Adeane died at his residence Jacob's Farm, Sedlescombe, East Sussex, on 18 October 1902.[2] He was buried at Babraham, Cambridgeshire.[7]
Family
Adeane married, in 1875, Lady Edith Dalzell (1843–1909), daughter of Harry Dalzell, 10th Earl of Carnwath.[2] They had a son Captain Henry Robert Augustus Adeane (1882–1914), whose son was Michael Adeane, Baron Adeane.
References
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, vol. 1, Peter Townend, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965, "Adeane of Babraham" pedigree
- ^ a b c d "Obituary - Adm Edward Stanley Adeane". The Times. No. 36903. London. 20 October 1902. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 25772". The London Gazette. 3 January 1888. p. 15.
- ^ "No. 26405". The London Gazette. 23 May 1893. p. 3001.
- ^ "No. 26950". The London Gazette. 22 March 1898. p. 1866.
- ^ "No. 27387". The London Gazette. 13 December 1901. p. 8838.
- ^ a b "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36907. London. 24 October 1902. p. 8.
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