William Charles Chamberlain

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William Charles Chamberlain (born April 21, 1818 - February 27, 1878 in Brighton , Sussex ) was a British Rear Admiral .

Life

William Charles Chamberlain was born in 1818 as the eldest son and third child of the diplomat Henry Chamberlain and his second wife Anne Eugenia (née Morgan). In addition to his two older sisters, he had four younger brothers, including Neville Bowles Chamberlain and Crawford Chamberlain , and three older half-siblings from his father's first marriage.

In June 1831 he joined the Royal Navy . During the Orient Crisis he took part in the siege of Acre in 1840 and was promoted to lieutenant on November 4th of the same year in recognition of particular bravery . As such, he was now serving on several Mediterranean Fleet ships . From December 15, 1840 of HMS Stromboli under the command of Captain Woodford John Williams, from 18 January 1842 the HMS Impregnable under the command of Captain Thomas Forrest, as well as from 16 March 1843 the HMS Howe , again under the command of Captain Thomas Forrest. After returning to the United Kingdom with Forrest, Chamberlain served from September 22, 1843 on the HMS Hyacinth under the command of Commander Francis Scott, and from January 30, 1844 on the HMS Albion under the command of Captain Nicholas Lockyer.

On October 22, 1844, he was promoted to Commander . Chamberlain was now active off the west coast of Africa. Later he received only half pay due to health problems and was briefly active as private secretary for the local governor William Reid in Malta . After Chamberlain's health improved, he took command of HMS Conflict . On February 21, 1856 he was promoted to captain . In 1865, when Chamberlain was in command of the HMS Resistance in the Mediterranean Fleet, he received an offer to become captain of the Steam Reserve in Portsmouth , which he accepted. In 1868 he became Captain Superintendent of the Chatham Dockyards , which he remained until his promotion to Rear Admiral in January 1874. He was now Admiral Superintendent of Devonport and Keyham Dockyards. In June 1876 he retired.

Chamberlain married on June 19, 1845 Eliza Jane Hall († 1856), the eldest daughter of Basil Hall , a captain of the Royal Navy and travel writer. The marriage resulted in three sons, including Basil Hall Chamberlain and Houston Stewart Chamberlain . In October 1872 he married Sarah Morgan Holroyd. The marriage produced a daughter.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Melville Henry Massue: The Plantagenet roll of the blood royal; being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III, King of England (The Clarrence Volume) , 390, (1905)
  2. ↑ Sir Henry Chamberlain, Bart. In: The Gentleman's Magazine And Historical Chronicle. Volume 99 (July-December 1829), p. 274.
personal data
SURNAME Chamberlain, William Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rear admiral
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1818
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1878
Place of death Brighton , Sussex