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Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont, (19 May 1847 – 20 June 1922) was a

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officer who served as

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Naval career

Beaumont joined the

as a boy in 1860 and was engaged in operations in

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by 1875. Between 1875 and 1876 he took part as senior lieutenant in the

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led by

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, an attempt to reach the

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and to explore the NW coast of

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. Beaumont led a

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party that reached

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in May 1876 and left a

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. He was given command of HMS ''Excellent'' in 1893, before becoming Director of Naval Intelligence in 1895. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1899 and

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in 1900. During his time in Australia, he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the

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(KCMG) on the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later

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and Queen Mary). He was promoted to vice-admiral on 9 September 1902, and appointed

later the same year, serving as such until 1908. He was

First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp Below is a list of First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp, an office established by William IV of the United Kingdom in 1830: First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp *1830-1846: Lord Amelius Beauclerk *1846-1866: Sir William Parker, Bt. *1 ...

to the King in 1911. He retired in 1912.Death of Admiral Beaumont
Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 144, 21 June 1922, Page 8

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