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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Sydney|Naval Officer in Charge, Sydney]]'''<br>19 Jan, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 356''a''}}<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref> – 6 Mar, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William McCoy Fitz Gerald|William McC. F. Gerald]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Sydney|Naval Officer in Charge, Sydney]]'''<br>19 Jan, 1891{{NLApr94|p. 356''a''}}<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref> – 6 Mar, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William McCoy Fitz Gerald|William McC. F. Gerald]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mildura (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mildura'']]'''<br>12 Mar, 1891<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wollaston Comyns Karslake|Wollaston C. Karslake]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mildura (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mildura'']]'''<br>12 Mar, 1891<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wollaston Comyns Karslake|Wollaston C. Karslake]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wollaston Comyns Karslake|Wollaston C. Karslake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mildura (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mildura'']]'''<br>5 Nov, 1891<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 899.</ref> – 18 May, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 899.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wollaston Comyns Karslake|Wollaston C. Karslake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mildura (1889)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mildura'']]'''<br>5 Nov, 1891<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 899.</ref> – 18 May, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/14.}} f. 899.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur William Carter|Arthur W. Carter]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Theseus (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Theseus'']]'''<br>18 Jul, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Campbell|Charles Campbell]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Theseus (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Theseus'']]'''<br>18 Jul, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Campbell|Charles Campbell]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Horace Hamond|Richard H. Hamond]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Thunderer (1872)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Thunderer'']]'''<br>25 Oct, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref> – 2 Mar, 1896<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Horace Hamond|Richard H. Hamond]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Thunderer (1872)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Thunderer'']]'''<br>25 Oct, 1894<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref> – 2 Mar, 1896<ref>St. Clair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/37.}} f. 1143.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} |
Revision as of 02:55, 12 February 2016
Admiral William Home Chisholme St. Clair, Royal Navy, Retired (9 September, 1841 – 16 November, 1905) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
St. Clair was promoted to Captain on 31 July, 1880. He was appointed in command of the store ship Assistance on 29 December, 1882 and remained in command until being superseded on 1 January, 1886.[1]
St. Clair was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria dated 1 January, 1893, vice Stewart.[2]
Upon giving up command of Sydney on 6 March, 1894, St. Clair boarded the P. & O. steamer Australia on 31 March to return to England, arriving there on 10 May. On 18 July, 1894, he was appointed to command Theseus in the annual manoeuvres.[3]
St. Clair was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 19 January, 1896, vice St. John.[4]
St. Clair was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 16 June, 1901, vice Kennedy.[5] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 4 December, 1878, he was placed on the Retired List dated 9 September, 1901.[6]
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 23 November, 1905. Issue 37872, col B, p. 6.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Phaeton 28 Nov, 1886[7] – 10 Jan, 1890[8] |
Succeeded by Reginald N. Custance |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Hero 22 Jul, 1890[9] – 11 Sep, 1890[10] |
Succeeded by George L. Atkinson-Willes |
Preceded by ? |
Naval Officer in Charge, Sydney 19 Jan, 1891[11][12] – 6 Mar, 1894[13] |
Succeeded by William McC. F. Gerald |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Mildura 12 Mar, 1891[14] |
Succeeded by Wollaston C. Karslake |
Preceded by Wollaston C. Karslake |
Captain of H.M.S. Mildura 5 Nov, 1891[15] – 18 May, 1894[16] |
Succeeded by Arthur W. Carter |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Theseus 18 Jul, 1894[17] |
Succeeded by Charles Campbell |
Preceded by Richard H. Hamond |
Captain of H.M.S. Thunderer 25 Oct, 1894[18] – 2 Mar, 1896[19] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Henry H. Boys |
Flag Captain at the Nore 25 Oct, 1894[20] – 1 Feb, 1896[21] |
Succeeded by James L. Hammet |
Preceded by Henry H. Boys |
In Command of Sheerness Gunnery School 25 Oct, 1894[22] – 2 Mar, 1896[23] |
Succeeded by James L. Hammet |
Footnotes
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26364. p. 265. 17 January, 1893.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26706. p. 646. 4 February, 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27344. p. 5258. 9 August, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27359. p. 6292. 27 September, 1901.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 356a.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 899.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 899.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 22 October, 1894. Issue 34401, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ St. Clair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37. f. 1143.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 22 October, 1894. Issue 34401, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 2 March, 1896. Issue 34827, col B, p. 6.