Sir William Kennedy | |
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Born | 4 March 1838 Naples, Italy |
Died | 9 October 1916 Daventry, Northamptonshire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1851–1901 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | East Indies Station Nore Command HMS Druid |
Battles/wars | Crimean War Second Opium War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy GCB (4 March 1838 – 9 October 1916) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
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Born in Naples, Italy where his father John Kennedy was the British Chargé d'affaires,[1] Kennedy joined the Royal Navy in 1851 and served with the Naval Brigade during the Crimean War.[2] He was present at the bombardment of Canton in 1856, at the Battle of Fatshan Creek in 1857 and at the attack on the Peiho Forts in 1858 during the Second Opium War.[2]
Kennedy married Edith Louisa Stopford in Daventry in 1868; they had one daughter Alice Emily Kennedy.[3] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies in 1892 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1900.[3] He was promoted to Admiral in August 1901[4] and retired in November 1901.[5]
He was also an accomplished author who wrote an extensive autobiography and other books.[6]
His brothers included Sir John Gordon Kennedy KCMG (1836–1912), who became an eminent diplomat,[7] and Gilbert George Kennedy (1844–1909) who played for the Scottish XI in the second international football match against England.[8]
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Frederick Robinson |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1892–1895 |
Succeeded by Edmund Drummond |
Preceded by Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith |
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore 1900–1901 |
Succeeded by Sir Albert Markham |