Sir Edward Chichester, 9th Baronet
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Sir Edward Chichester | |
|---|---|
 Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Chichester | |
| Born | 20 November 1849 |
| Died | 17 September 1906 (aged 56) |
| Spouse |
Catharina Emma Whyte
(m. 1880; died 1906) |
| Children | 10 |
| Parent(s) | Sir Arthur Chichester, 8th Baronet Mary Nicholetts |
Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Chichester, 9th Baronet CB CMG ADC (20 November 1849 – 17 September 1906), was an English Rear Admiral and baronet.
Chichester was born in Barnstaple on 20 November 1849 and was baptised on 24 January 1850 at Sherwell, Devon. He was the second of nine sons of Sir Arthur Chichester, 8th Baronet and Mary Nicholetts, a daughter of John Nicholetts of South Petherton, Somerset.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Sir Arthur Chichester, 7th Baronet and Charlotte Hamlyn-Williams (a daughter of Sir James Hamlyn-Williams, 2nd Baronet).[2]
Career
He fought in the First Boer War in 1881, the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, the Egyptian Campaign between 1884 and 1885.[1]
He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Chichester, of Raleigh, on 13 July 1898. His elder brother, Arthur, who had been a Lieutenant in the 95th Foot, died early the same year.[3] He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1899.[4] He was Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria and Edward VII between 1899 and 1902.[5] He fought in the Second Boer War between 1900 and 1901. He was Admiral Superintendent of the Naval Establishment between 1904 and 1906 at Gibraltar.[1]
