Charles Shadwell (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Charles Shadwell
Born	31 January 1814
Died	1 March 1886 Melksham, Wiltshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1827-1879
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	China Station
Battles/wars	Second Opium War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell, KCB, FRS (31 January 1814 – 1 March 1886) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.

Naval career

Born the fourth son of Sir Lancelot Shadwell, Charles Shadwell joined the Royal Navy in 1827.^[1] He was present during operations off Syria in 1840.^[2] In 1850 he became Commander in Second Anglo-Burmese War.^[1] Promoted Captain in 1853, he commanded HMS Highflyer from 1865 and took part in the capture of Canton and the Battle of Taku Forts during the Second Opium War.^[1] He commanded Gosport victualling-yard in 1864 and Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1871.^[1] In 1878 he was made President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.^[2] He retired in 1879.^[2]

In retirement he lived at Meadow Bank in Melksham in Wiltshire.^[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1861.^[2] He died unmarried in 1886.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} William Loney RN
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Charles Shadwell at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Henry Kellett	Commander-in-Chief, China Station 1871–1874	Succeeded by Sir Alfred Ryder

Persondata
Name	Shadwell, Charles
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Short description
Date of birth	31 January 1814
Place of birth
Date of death	1 March 1886
Place of death	Melksham, Wiltshire