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Sir Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage (19 March 1833 – 10 June 1915) was a

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officer who went on to be

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. Dubbed "Pompo", he was known for his immaculate dress and his white-glove inspections of the ships under his command.

Early life

Born at

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, Heneage was the son of Charles Fieschi Heneage, by his marriage to Louisa Elizabeth Graves, a daughter of

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. His father was then a Captain in the

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Naval career

Heneage was commissioned as a

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into the

in 1854.William Loney RN
/ref> In 1861, he was commanding officer of HMS ''Falcon'', part of the

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. Promoted to

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in 1866, he took command of HMS ''Rodney'' in 1867 and then HMS ''Warrior'' in 1881. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1887 and

in 1892. Following the succession of King

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, he was among several retired admirals advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the

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(GCB) in the

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list published on 26 June 1902, and received the insignia in an investiture on board the royal yacht ''Victoria and Albert'' outside

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on 15 August 1902, the day before the fleet review held there to mark the

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. He died in 1915.

Family

In 1874 he married Louisa Emma Antrobus, a daughter of

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; they had one daughter.The Peerage.com
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References

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* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Heneage, Algernon 1833 births 1915 deaths Royal Navy admirals Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Military personnel from Northamptonshire Burials at Brompton Cemetery Officers of the West Africa Squadron 19th-century Royal Navy personnel