Admiral Edward Stanley Adeane, (7 December 1836 – 18 October 1902) was a British

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admiral at the end of the 19th century.

Background

Adeane was born in 1836, the younger son of politician and

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Henry John Adeane Henry John Adeane Deputy Lieutenant, DL (18 June 1789 – 11 May 1847) was an English barrister and politician. Early life and education Adeane was the second but first surviving son of Robert Jones Adeane of Babraham, Cambridgeshire, and Annabe ...

, of

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, by his wife Honourable Matilda Abigail Stanley, daughter of

John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley John Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley (26 November 1766 – 23 October 1850), known as Sir John Stanley, 7th Baronet, from 1807 to 1839, was a British peer and politician. Life Stanley was the son of Sir John Thomas Stanley FRSE (17 ...

. His elder brother Henry John Adeane (1833–1870) also served as a Member of Parliament. The Adeane family were landed gentry, tracing their ancestry to a Simon Adeane who died in 1686.

Navy career

Adeane entered the

in 1850, and was a midshipman on board in the

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during the

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. He was promoted to

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in 1858, commander in 1864, and to captain in 1871. He was in command of the

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during the

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in 1879, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). In 1885 he was in command of the ironclad battleship . He was promoted to flag rank as a

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on 1 January 1888, and was Second in Command of the

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for a year from September 1891 to September 1892. Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 13 May 1893, and to full admiral on 19 March 1898, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 December 1901. In 1900 he was elected a member of the Westminster Borough Council. He was Chairman of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society and a Member of the

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. Adeane died at his residence Jacob's Farm,

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, East Sussex, on 18 October 1902. He was buried at

Family

Adeane married, in 1875, Lady Edith Dalzell (1843–1909), daughter of

Harry Dalzell, 10th Earl of Carnwath Colonel Harry Burrard Dalzell, 10th Earl of Carnwath (11 November 1804 – 1 November 1887) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. He was the son of Robert Alexander Dalzell, 6th Earl of Carnwath and Andulusia Browne. He married Isabella Campbell, ...

. They had a son Captain Henry Robert Augustus Adeane (1882–1914), whose son was

Michael Adeane, Baron Adeane Michael Edward Adeane, Baron Adeane, (30 September 1910 – 30 April 1984) was Private Secretary to Elizabeth II for 19 years, between 1953 and 1972. Early life and education Adeane was the son of Captain Henry Robert Augustus Adeane (1882– ...

References

1836 births 1902 deaths Royal Navy admirals Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Edward Stanley People from Sedlescombe {{UK-navy-bio-stub