Swynfen Carnegie
Swynfen Carnegie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1813 |
| Died | 29 November 1879 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Horatio HMS Tribune HMS Leander HMS Edinburgh HMS Colossus |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War |
Admiral The Honourable Swynfen Thomas Carnegie (8 March 1813 – 29 November 1879) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Naval Lord.
Career
Born the youngest son of William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Carnegie was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1832.[1] He was Member of Parliament for Stafford from 1841 to 1847.[1] Promoted to Captain in 1845, he was given command of HMS Horatio.[1] He commanded HMS Tribune and then HMS Leander in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[1] Later he commanded HMS Edinburgh before being appointed Fourth Naval Lord in 1859.[1] He went on to be Captain of HMS Colossus in 1862 and Commodore of the Coast Guard Service at Harwich in 1863.[1]
Personal life
In 1858 Carnegie married Albertine Louise Hope, the eldest daughter of John Adrian Hope, the second son of Thomas Hope (1769–1831).[2][3][4] The couple divorced in 1872.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f William Loney RN
- ^ a b "The Upper Ten Thousand". Kelly's Handbook to the Titles, Landed & Official Classes. Kelly's Directories. 1875. p. 75. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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- ^ George Wirgman Hemming (1869). The Law Reports, Including Bankruptcy Cases, Before the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-chancellors, and the Chief Justice in Bankruptcy. Equity cases, Volume 7 (Vol. VII ed.). Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. p. 263. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Bearing Courtesy Titles". THE PEERAGE, BARONETAGE, AND KNIGHTAGE, OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, FOR 1860. ROBERT P. DOD, Esq. 1860. p. 615.
Further reading
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.