Day Bosanquet Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Admiral
Sir Day Bosanquet
Order:16th Governor of South Australia
Term Start:18 February 1909
Term End:22 March 1914
Premier:Thomas Price
Archibald Peake
John Verran
Archibald Peake
Predecessor:Sir George Le Hunte
Successor:Sir Henry Galway
Birth Date:22 March 1843
Birth Place:Alnwick, Northumberland
Death Place:Newbury, Berkshire
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Navy
Serviceyears:1857–1908
Rank:Admiral
Commands:East Indies Station
North America and West Indies Station
Portsmouth
Battles:Second Opium War

Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet, (22 March 1843 – 28 June 1923) was a British politician and senior officer in the Royal Navy. He served as the Governor of South Australia from 18 February 1909 until 22 March 1914.

Naval career

Born in Alnwick in Northumberland, Bosanquet joined the Royal Navy in 1857.[1] He was present at the taking of Canton.[2]

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1899, and served as such until June 1902,[3] when he returned home, and was promoted to vice-admiral on 1 July 1902. Two years later he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station in 1904 and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1907.[1] He retired from this post and the Royal Navy on 23 March 1908.[4]

From February 1909 to March 1914, Bosanquet served as Governor of South Australia.[1]

Personal life

He was a major landholder around Llanwarne, Herefordshire in England, living at Brom-y-clos. Bosanquet's daughter Beatrice Mary (b. 1881, d. 1 Sept, 1957) married Vice-Admiral Sir Raymond Fitzmaurice in 1919. Bosanquet died at Newbury, Berkshire on 28 June 1923.[1]

Honours

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) 1914
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) 1907
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) 1905
Second China War Medal with clasps "Canton 1857", "Taku Forts 1858" 1861
Prussia
Sweden

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References

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Notes and References

  1. P. A. Howell, 'Bosanquet, Sir Day Hort (1843–1923)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bosanquet-sir-day-hort-5298/text8941, published first in hardcopy 1979, Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. News: SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S NEW GOVERNOR . The Daily News . XXVIII . Western Australia . 11 January 1909 . 26 February 2018 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Naval & Military intelligence . 9 May 1902 . 10 . 36763.
  4. Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Portsmouth Dockyard . The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . 30. 1 April 1908. 361.