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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] (May 1847 &ndash; 20 June 1922) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who went on to be [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]].
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCB|KCMG}} (19 May 1847 &ndash; 20 June 1922) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who served as [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]].


==Naval career==
==Naval career==
Beaumont joined the [[Royal Navy]] as a boy and was engaged in operations in [[British Malaya|Malaya]] by 1875.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12828489 Australian Naval Station: The New Admiral] The Hobart Mercury, 25 January 1901</ref>
Beaumont joined the [[Royal Navy]] as a boy in 1860 and was engaged in operations in [[British Malaya|Malaya]] by 1875.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12828489 |title=Australian Naval Station: The New Admiral |newspaper=The Hobart Mercury |date=25 January 1901 |via=Trove}}</ref> Between 1875 and 1876 he took part as senior lieutenant in the [[British Arctic Expedition]] led by [[George Nares]] on {{HMS|Discovery|1874|6}}, an attempt to reach the [[North Pole]] and to explore the northwest coast of [[Greenland]]. Beaumont led a [[dogsled]] party that reached [[Sherard Osborn Fjord]] in May 1876 and left a [[cairn]] at [[Repulse Harbour]].<ref>[https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/71bedd62-c77f-3733-8d3b-03ab25c8a1e0 Lewis Beaumont collection]{{dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref>


He was given command of [[HMS Excellent (shore establishment)|HMS ''Excellent'']] in 1893,<ref>[http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5996 World Ships Forum]</ref> before becoming [[Naval Intelligence Division|Director of Naval Intelligence]] in 1895.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/royalnavy07clow/royalnavy07clow_djvu.txt The Royal Navy: A history from earliest times to the present]</ref> He went on to be [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]] in 1899<ref>[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19020731.2.16.aspx The Straits Times, 31 July 1902, Page 4]</ref> and [[Australia Station|Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station]] in 1900.<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14342803?searchTerm=Beaumont Admiral Beaumont's staff] The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January 1901</ref> He was appointed [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]] in 1902<ref>[http://www.fleetorganization.com/1906rnadmirals.html Royal Navy Flag Officers, June 1, 1906]</ref> and [[List of First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp|First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the King in 1911.<ref>[http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5242430 Principle Aide-de-Camp, London] The Adelaide Advertiser, 8 February 1911</ref> He retired in 1912.<ref>[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19220621.2.99.2 Death of Admiral Beaumont] Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 144, 21 June 1922, Page 8</ref>
He was given command of {{HMS|Excellent|shore establishment|6}} in 1893,<ref>[http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5996 World Ships Forum]{{dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref> before becoming [[Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)|Director of Naval Intelligence]] in 1895.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/royalnavy07clow/royalnavy07clow_djvu.txt |title=The Royal Navy: A history from earliest times to the present |publisher=Sampson Low, Marston and Company |location=London |date=1903 |volume=VII |last=Clowes |first=William Laird |via=The Internet Archive}}</ref>

He went on to be [[Pacific Station|Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station]] in 1899<ref>[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19020731.2.16.aspx The Straits Times, 31 July 1902, Page 4]{{dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref> and [[Australia Station|Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station]] in 1900.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14342803?searchTerm=Beaumont |title=Admiral Beaumont's staff |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=9 January 1901 |page=7 |via=Trove}}</ref> During his time in Australia, he had {{HMS|Royal Arthur|1891|6}} as his [[flagship]], and he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] (KCMG) on the occasion of the visit to Australia of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later [[George V|King George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]]).<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27338 |date=26 July 1901 |page=4950}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|vice-admiral]] on 9 September 1902,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue= 27473|date=12 September 1902 |page=5889}}</ref> and left Australia in January 1903 returning to the United Kingdom via New Zealand and the United States.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=17 January 1903 |page=9 |issue=36980}}</ref>

On his return, he took up the position of [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]], serving as such until 1908.<ref>[http://www.fleetorganization.com/1906rnadmirals.html Royal Navy Flag Officers, June 1, 1906]{{dead link|date=January 2024}}</ref> He was [[List of First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp|First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to the King in 1911.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5242430 |title=Principle Aide-de-Camp, London |newspaper=The Adelaide Advertiser |page=11 |date=8 February 1911 |via=Trove}}</ref> He retired in 1912.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19220621.2.99.2 |title=Death of Admiral Beaumont |newspaper=Evening Post |volume=CIII |issue=144 |date=21 June 1922 |page=8 |via=Papers Past}}</ref>
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==Personal==
In 1889 Beaumont married Mary Eleanor Perkins (died 1907), daughter of Charles C. Perkins, of Boston, U.S.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113898841 |title=Death of Lady Beaumont |newspaper=[[The Evening News (Sydney)]] |issue=12,631 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=3 December 1907 |access-date=11 May 2024 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:56, 7 August 2024

For other people named Lewis Beaumont, see Lewis Beaumont (disambiguation).

Admiral

Sir Lewis Beaumont

GCB, KCMG
Born19 May 1847[1]
Paris, France[2]
Died20 June 1922 (1922-06-21) (aged 75)
Cuckfield, Sussex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsPacific Station
Australia Station
Plymouth Command
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Admiral Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont, GCB, KCMG (19 May 1847 – 20 June 1922) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

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Beaumont joined the Royal Navy as a boy in 1860 and was engaged in operations in Malaya by 1875.[3] Between 1875 and 1876 he took part as senior lieutenant in the British Arctic Expedition led by George Nares on HMS Discovery, an attempt to reach the North Pole and to explore the northwest coast of Greenland. Beaumont led a dogsled party that reached Sherard Osborn Fjord in May 1876 and left a cairn at Repulse Harbour.[4]

He was given command of HMS Excellent in 1893,[5] before becoming Director of Naval Intelligence in 1895.[6]

He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1899[7] and Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1900.[8] During his time in Australia, he had HMS Royal Arthur as his flagship, and he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) on the occasion of the visit to Australia of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary).[9] He was promoted to vice-admiral on 9 September 1902,[10] and left Australia in January 1903 returning to the United Kingdom via New Zealand and 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]

British flag left at a depot on Repulse Harbour by then Lieutenant Lewis Beaumont during Captain Nares' British Arctic Expedition.

Personal

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In 1889 Beaumont married Mary Eleanor Perkins (died 1907), daughter of Charles C. Perkins, of Boston, U.S.[15]

References

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  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.
  15. ^ "Death of Lady Beaumont". The Evening News (Sydney). No. 12, 631. New South Wales, Australia. 3 December 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
Military offices
Preceded by Director of Naval Intelligence
1895–1899 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
1899–1900 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station
1900–1903 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1903–1908 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp
1911–1913 		Succeeded by
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