Victor Stanley (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir Victor Albert Stanley KCB MVO (17 January 1867 – 9 June 1934) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet.
Sir Victor Stanley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 January 1867 |
| Died | 9 June 1934 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Essex Royal Naval College, Dartmouth HMS Erin Reserve Fleet |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Naval career
Born the son of the Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, giving him the honorific "The Honourable", Stanley entered the navy in 1880, was appointed a Lieutenant in 1889, promoted to Commander in January 1901,[1] and Captain 1905. He became naval attaché to Russia in 1905, commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Essex in 1909 and Captain of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in 1912.[2] He served in World War I as commanding officer of the battleship HMS Erin from 1914 to 1917.[3] He became naval attaché in the British delegation to Washington D. C. in 1918, Second-in-Command of the 1st Battle Squadron in 1919 and Vice Admiral Commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1924. He was promoted to full admiral on 2 March 1926,[4] before retiring the same year.[5]
He stood unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party in Blackpool in the 1923 General Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Hugh Mowbray Meyler | 22,264 | 53.7 | +3.9 | |
| Unionist | Hon. Victor Albert Stanley | 19,192 | 46.3 | -3.9 | |
| Majority | 3,072 | 7.4 | 7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 84.8 | +6.5 | |||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Family
He married in 1896 Canadian Annie Bickerton Pooley, daughter of Hon. C. E. Pooley, K.C., of British Columbia.[7]
References
- "No. 27263". The London Gazette. 4 January 1901. p. 82.
- Naval and Military Intelligence, The Times, 8 July 1912
- The Navy List, October 1915
- "No. 33139". The London Gazette. 5 March 1926. p. 1650.
- "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-49, FWS Craig
- Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 323.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir William Goodenough |
Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet 1924–1926 |
Succeeded by Sir Rudolph Bentinck |