Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott

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Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott
Born20 October 1839
Died21 August 1911 (1911-08-22) (aged 71)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1853–1904
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Narcissus
HMS Bacchante
HMS Agincourt
Australia Station
Plymouth Command
Battles/warsCrimean War
Second Opium War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

GCB (20 October 1839 – 21 August 1911) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
.

Naval career

Born the fourth son of

Naval Brigade during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.[1]

He was given command of HMS Narcissus in 1875, HMS Bacchante in 1879 and HMS Agincourt in 1885.[1] In 1887 became he became Captain of Chatham Dockyard and then from 1889 to 1892 he was Commander of the Australia Station.[1] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth from April 1900.[1] He retired in 1904.[1]

He was advanced to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the November 1902 Birthday Honours list,[2][3] and invested with the insignia by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 18 December 1902.[4]

He lived at Boughton House near Kettering in Northamptonshire.[1]

Family

In 1883 he married Ada Mary Ryan;[5] they went on to have two sons.[1]

References

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  2. ^ "Birthday Honours". The Times. No. 36921. London. 10 November 1902. p. 10.
  3. ^ "No. 27493". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1902. pp. 7161–7163.
  4. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36955. London. 19 December 1902. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Duke of Buccleuch". Cracrofts Peerage. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station
1889–1892
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1900–1902
Succeeded by