Lord Charles Beresford

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Lord Charles Beresford was a prominent 19th-century British admiral and Conservative politician known for his naval service and outspoken role in public affairs.

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instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party politician
Royal Navy admiral
human
awardReceived Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Bath
birthDate 1846-02-10
burialPlace Putney Vale Cemetery
conflict Anglo-Egyptian War
Mahdist War
Second Boer War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1919-09-06
educatedAt Stubbington House School
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName Beresford
father John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford
gender male
givenName Charles
honorificPrefix Admiral
The Right Honourable
knownFor critic of Admiral Sir John Fisher
outspoken views on naval policy
role in British naval reform debates
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Navy
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
mother Christiana Leslie
name Lord Charles William de la Poer Beresford
nobleTitle Baron Beresford
notableWork Nelson and His Times
The Betrayal: Being a Record of Facts Concerning Naval Policy and Administration from the Year 1902 to the Present Time
The Memoirs of Admiral Lord Charles Beresford
occupation naval officer
politician
parliamentaryTerm Member of Parliament for County Waterford
Member of Parliament for Marylebone East
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
Member of Parliament for Woolwich
Member of Parliament for York
placeOfBirth Phillipstown, King’s County, Ireland
placeOfDeath Langwell, Caithness, Scotland
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK)
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
First Naval Lord
Member of Parliament
Second Sea Lord
residence Curraghmore House
London
linked to: London, England
retirementYear 1911
serviceEntryYear 1859
spouse Ellen Jeromina Gardner

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Beresford, South Dakota namedAfter Lord Charles Beresford
Lord Charles Beresford name Lord Charles William de la Poer Beresford
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