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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 19 June, 1888, vice Somerset.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25830/pages/3373 no. 25830. p. 3373.] 19 June, 1888.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 19 June, 1888, vice Somerset.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25830/pages/3373 no. 25830. p. 3373.] 19 June, 1888.</ref> | ||
− | + | Culme-Seymour was appointed Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Squadron on 3 May, 1890.<ref>''Navy List'' (March, 1891). p. 191.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 13 May 1893, vice [[Charles Ludovic Darley Waddilove|Waddilove]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26405/pages/3001 no. 26405. p. 3001.] 23 May, 1893.</ref> | |
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+ | He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 17 November, 1893.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26459/pages/6423 no. 26459. p. 6423.] 21 June, 1887.</ref> | ||
He was appointed [[First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 13 January, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043. p. 298.] 17 January, 1899.</ref> | He was appointed [[First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 13 January, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043. p. 298.] 17 January, 1899.</ref> |
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Admiral SIR Michael Culme-Seymour, Third Baronet, G.C.B., Royal Navy (13 March, 1836 – 11 October, 1920) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Michael Culme-Seymour was the eldest son of the Reverend Sir John Hobart Culme-Seymour, Second Baronet (1800 - 1881),[1] and grandson of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, who was given a baronetcy for capturing the French frigates Thetis and Niemen during the Napoleonic War. He was born on 13 March, 1836, and entered the Royal Navy in 1850, being sent to join the Hastings on the East Indies Station, where he saw service in the Second Burmese War of 1852-1854. Having joined the Baltic, in 1854 he was sent back to Britain in command of a prize. With the Crimean War being waged, he was sent to the Black Sea where he joined the Naval Brigade, participating in the reduction of Kinburn. He received the Crimean Medal with Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps.
After the war he was sent to the China Station as Flag Lieutenant to his uncle, Sir Michael Seymour, where he remained for the whole of the Second Opium War, receiving the Second China War Medal with Fatshan, Canton and Taku Forts 1858 clasps. On 3 April, 1858 he was awarded the Ottoman Order of the Medjidie, Fifth Class.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 6 June, 1859,[3] a haul-down promotion upon his uncle relinquishing command of the Station.
He was promoted Captain on 16 December, 1865.[4]
On 4 January, 1879, he was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the Queen.[5]
Culme-Seymour was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 6 May, 1882, vice Jones.[6]
On 16 August, 1885, he succeeded Rear-Admiral John K. E. Baird as Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific Station.[7]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 19 June, 1888, vice Somerset.[8]
Culme-Seymour was appointed Vice-Admiral Commanding the Channel Squadron on 3 May, 1890.[9] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 13 May 1893, vice Waddilove.[10]
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 17 November, 1893.[11]
He was appointed First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 13 January, 1899.[12]
Culme-Seymour's appointment as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was extended by two months, and he was succeeded by Admiral Sir Charles F. Hotham on 4 October.[13]
On 25 February, 1901, he was appointed First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the new King, Edward VII.[14] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 13 March.[15]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 18 September, 1880. Issue 29990, col G, pg. 9.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 22122. p. 1737. 3 April, 1858.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1863). p. 17.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 23050. p. 6737. 19 December, 1865.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24666. p. 53. 7 January, 1879.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25105. p. 2157. 9 May, 1882.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 18 August, 1885. Issue 31528, col B, pg. 6.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25830. p. 3373. 19 June, 1888.
- ↑ Navy List (March, 1891). p. 191.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26405. p. 3001. 23 May, 1893.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26459. p. 6423. 21 June, 1887.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27043. p. 298. 17 January, 1899.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 18 August, 1900. Issue 36224, col F, pg. 8.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27289. p. 1417. 26 February, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27297. p. 2021. 22 March, 1901.
Bibliography
- "Death of Admiral Sir M. Culme-Seymour" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 12 October, 1920. Issue 42539, col C, pg. 12.
- Template:BibGordonRules2005
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
Naval Offices | ||
Preceded by John K. E. Baird |
Senior Officer in Command of the Channel Squadron 1890 – 1892 |
Succeeded by Henry Fairfax |
Preceded by Sir George Tryon |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1893 – 1896 |
Succeeded by Sir John O. Hopkins |
Preceded by Sir Nowell Salmon |
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1899 – 1901 |
Succeeded by Sir James E. Erskine |
- 1836 births
- 1920 deaths
- Personalities
- Private Secretaries to the First Lord of the Admiralty
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Temeraire (1876)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Pacific Station
- Senior Officers in Command of the Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Mediterranean Station
- Vice-Admirals of the United Kingdom
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers