Henry Frederick Stephenson

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Sir

Henry Stephenson

London, Middlesex, England
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1855–1904
RankAdmiral
Conflict(s)
Awards
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Other workBlack Rod

Sir Henry Frederick Stephenson

KCB (7 June 1842 – 16 December 1919) was a Royal Navy officer, courtier, and Arctic
explorer.

Early life and career

Stephenson was the son of

Treasury Solicitor, and the second person to hold the office of Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales.[3]

On 18 December 1855 Stephenson joined the Royal Navy, becoming a Naval Cadet in

Mentioned in Despatches three times.[5][6][7] In June 1861 he was promoted lieutenant in HMS Emerald, serving in the Channel Squadron
.

On 30 March 1866 Stephenson was the lieutenant-in-command of HMS Heron, serving in

Ismaïlia,[15] and was awarded the 3rd Class Order of Osmanieh by the Khedive of Egypt in 1883.[16] He was appointed Aide-de-camp to the Queen on 1 January 1888.[17] He was additionally appointed CB in the military division on 23 May 1889.[18]

Later career

Vice Admiral Sir Henry Stephenson (second from left) Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Squadron with Staff on board HMS Majestic
1896

On 4 August 1890 Stephenson was promoted

King Edward VII.[26][27] He retired on 16 September 1904 with the rank of admiral.[28]

Stephenson was appointed

George V of the United Kingdom on 10 June 1910.[35]

Family

He married the Hon. Charlotte Elizabeth Eleanor Fraser on 5 December 1903. She died in 1923 and Stephenson died at home in London on 16 December 1919 aged 77.

References

  1. ^ a b Fisher, D. R. (2009). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820–1832 Cambridge: Cambridge Press [1]
  2. ^ Entry on Ancestry.co.uk
  3. ^ The history of the Crown Prosecution Service : The CPS at www.cps.gov.uk
  4. ^ a b c d Partial transcript of Stephenson's service record, with some additional biographical information
  5. ^ "No. 22130". The London Gazette. 23 April 1858. p. 1998.
  6. ^ "No. 22142". The London Gazette. 21 May 1858. pp. 2513–2516.
  7. ^ "No. 22154". The London Gazette. 18 June 1858. p. 2955.
  8. ^ "No. 23399". The London Gazette. 10 July 1868. p. 3884.
  9. The National Archives
    (fee usually required to view pdf of full original service record). Retrieved on 8 December 2008.
  10. ^ Stephenson in the Archives Hub[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "No. 24393". The London Gazette. 12 December 1876. p. 6880.
  12. ^ "No. 24602". The London Gazette. 5 July 1878. p. 3968.
  13. ^ "No. 24993". The London Gazette. 5 July 1881. p. 3348.
  14. ^ "No. 26388". The London Gazette. 4 April 1893. p. 2077.
  15. ^ "No. 25145". The London Gazette. 8 September 1882. p. 4168.
  16. ^ "No. 25189". The London Gazette. 16 January 1883. p. 280.
  17. ^ "No. 25774". The London Gazette. 6 January 1888. p. 243.
  18. ^ "No. 25939". The London Gazette. 25 May 1889. p. 287.
  19. ^ "No. 26076". The London Gazette. 5 August 1890. p. 4282.
  20. ^ Steaming on schedule time—Test of the Royal Arthur, new British flagship in the Pacific, Stephenson in The New York Times 12 April 1893
  21. ^ "No. 26787". The London Gazette. 20 October 1896. p. 5724.
  22. ^ "No. 26947". The London Gazette. 14 March 1898. pp. 1681–1682.
  23. ^ "No. 26947". The London Gazette. 14 March 1898. p. 1618.
  24. ^ "No. 27289". The London Gazette. 26 February 1901. p. 1417.
  25. ^ "No. 27387". The London Gazette. 13 December 1901. p. 8838.
  26. ^ "No. 27539". The London Gazette. 31 March 1903. p. 2145.
  27. ^ "No. 27734". The London Gazette. 11 November 1904. p. 7263.
  28. ^ "No. 27715". The London Gazette. 20 September 1904. p. 6044.
  29. ^ "No. 27493". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1902. p. 7161.
  30. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36955. London. 19 December 1902. p. 4.
  31. ^ "No. 27706". The London Gazette. 23 June 1911. p. 4703.
  32. ^ "No. 28385". The London Gazette. 17 June 1910. p. 4254.
  33. ^ "No. 28535". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 September 1911. p. 7094.
  34. ^ "No. 28507". The London Gazette. 19 August 1904. p. 5355.
  35. ^ "No. 28383". The London Gazette. 10 June 1910. pp. 4074–4075.

Further reading

  • John Stephenson (ed.), A Royal Correspondence: Letters of King Edward VII and King George V to Admiral Sir Henry F. Stephenson (1938)

External links

Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
1893–1896 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Senior Officer in Command, Channel Squadron
1897–1898 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp
1903–1904 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Black Rod
1904–1919 		Succeeded by
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