Lewis Beaumont

Sir

Lewis Beaumont
Sir; Lewis Beaumont
	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

KCMG (19 May 1847 – 20 June 1922) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth

.

Naval career

Beaumont joined the

dogsled party that reached Sherard Osborn Fjord in May 1876 and left a cairn at Repulse Harbour.^[4]

He was given command of

vice-admiral on 9 September 1902,^[10] and left Australia in January 1903 returning to the United Kingdom via the United States.^[11] On his return, he took up the position of Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, serving as such until 1908.^[12] He was First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King in 1911.^[13] He retired in 1912.^[14]

References

^ "Beaumont, Lewis Anthony". Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies. The National Archives. December 1860. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ 1891 England Census
^ "Australian Naval Station: The New Admiral". The Hobart Mercury. 25 January 1901 – via Trove.
^ Lewis Beaumont collection^{[dead link]}
^ World Ships Forum^{[dead link]}
^ Clowes, William Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A history from earliest times to the present. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company – via The Internet Archive.
^ The Straits Times, 31 July 1902, Page 4^{[dead link]}
^ "Admiral Beaumont's staff". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 January 1901. p. 7 – via Trove.
^ "No. 27338". The London Gazette. 26 July 1901. p. 4950.
^ "No. 27473". The London Gazette. 12 September 1902. p. 5889.
^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36980. London. 17 January 1903. p. 9.
^ Royal Navy Flag Officers, June 1, 1906^{[dead link]}
^ "Principle Aide-de-Camp, London". The Adelaide Advertiser. 8 February 1911. p. 11 – via Trove.
^ "Death of Admiral Beaumont". Evening Post. Vol. CIII, no. 144. 21 June 1922. p. 8 – via Papers Past.

Military offices
Preceded by Cyprian Bridge	Director of Naval Intelligence 1895–1899	Succeeded by Reginald Custance
Preceded by Henry Palliser	Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station 1899–1900	Succeeded by Andrew Bickford
Preceded by Hugo Pearson	Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station 1900–1903	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Fanshawe
Preceded by Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott	Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1903–1908	Succeeded by Sir Wilmot Fawkes
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Jackie Fisher	First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1911–1913	Succeeded by Sir Edmund Poë

[1] "Beaumont, Lewis Anthony". Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies. The National Archives. December 1860. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[2] 1891 England Census

[3] "Australian Naval Station: The New Admiral". The Hobart Mercury. 25 January 1901 – via Trove.

[4] Lewis Beaumont collection^{[dead link]}

[5] World Ships Forum^{[dead link]}

[6] Clowes, William Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A history from earliest times to the present. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company – via The Internet Archive.

[7] The Straits Times, 31 July 1902, Page 4^{[dead link]}

[8] "Admiral Beaumont's staff". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 January 1901. p. 7 – via Trove.

[9] "No. 27338". The London Gazette. 26 July 1901. p. 4950.

[10] "No. 27473". The London Gazette. 12 September 1902. p. 5889.

[11] "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36980. London. 17 January 1903. p. 9.

[12] Royal Navy Flag Officers, June 1, 1906^{[dead link]}

[13] "Principle Aide-de-Camp, London". The Adelaide Advertiser. 8 February 1911. p. 11 – via Trove.

[14] "Death of Admiral Beaumont". Evening Post. Vol. CIII, no. 144. 21 June 1922. p. 8 – via Papers Past.

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