Lord Charles Beresford
often known as
Charles William de la Poer Beresford
was a British Admiral and Member of Parliament
Beresford had a popularity
for kindness to his males,
saying ‘Any sensible motion carried out
by an officer or man
ought to be appreciated publicly by sign
Everyone seems to be grateful for appreciation’
He turned a family identify
for his actions in Egypt and the Sudan
and his efforts at increasing the navy
Finally Beresford was given fleet command,
however the relationship between him and
the First Sea Lord, Sir John Fisher,
descended right into a bitter feud
which threatened to tear the navy in half
within the early years of the Twentieth Century
Beresford had been captivated
by the sight of the Channel Fleet at age twelve
and joined the Royal Navy in 1859 on the age of 13
He began his coaching as a cadet
on the naval coaching academy HMS Britannia,
efficiently finishing his passing-out examination in March 1861
He was instantly appointed a midshipman on the flagship
of the Mediterranean fleet, the steam three-decker
HMS Marlborough
Beresford described Marlborough as
“the neatest and happiest ship that ever floated”
Beresford left Marlborough in early 1863
and was appointed to HMS Defence
in the summertime of 1863.
Defence was considered one of 4 new ironclads
serving within the Channel Squadron;
Beresford was sad in Defence,
which he described as “a slovenly, unhandy tin kettle,
which couldn’t sail with out steam…
and which took minutes as a substitute of seconds
to cross topgallant yards”
He entered Parliament as a Conservative in 1874,
representing County Waterford and retained his seat till 1880
Some difficulties arose with the Lords of the Admiralty,
who objected to a junior officer debating the navy
publicly within the Home of Commons
Beresford’s parliamentary profession was saved
by the intervention of the Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli,
who feared the lack of the seat to an opposition occasion,
ought to Beresford be compelled to resign
While an MP he continued to serve within the navy,
changing into a commander in 1875
He mixed the 2 careers of
the navy and a member of parliament,
making a popularity as a hero in battle
and champion of the navy within the Home of Commons
He was a well known and well-liked determine
who courted publicity, extensively recognized
to the British publicas “Charlie B”
He was thought of by many
to be a personification of John Bull,
certainly was usually accompanied
by his trademark, a bulldog
On 19 March, he was in Winnipeg,
the place he went on document as being
“enormously happy on the prospects for Western Canada.”
He arrived again in Britain at Liverpool together with his daughter Kathleen
within the Teutonic on 10 April
His flagship was, satirically,
the brand new battleship King Edward VII
and he “lived in nice fashion”, attended by his Irish servants
and his bulldog bitch Kora, with whom he was repeatedly photographed
Lord Beresford died in 1919 on the age of 73,
at which level his title turned extinct.
After a ceremonial funeral at St Paul’s Cathedral,
he was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery, south London
