Edward Rice (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Edward Rice
Born 30 October 1819
Godmersham, Kent[1]
Died 30 October 1902 (1902-10-31) (aged 83)
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1832–1884
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Leander
HMS Royal Albert
HMS Algiers
HMS St George
HMS Asia
Nore Command
Battles/wars First Opium War
Second Anglo-Burmese War
Crimean War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Edward Bridges Rice KCB DL (30 October 1819 – 30 October 1902) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Naval career

Born the son of Edward Royd Rice MP,[2] Rice joined the Royal Navy in 1832.[3] He took part in operations on the Yangtze River in 1842 during the First Opium War and then commanded a flotilla of boats on the Irrawaddy River in 1852 during the Second Anglo-Burmese War.[2]

Promoted to Captain in 1855 he commanded HMS Leander at Sevastopol during the closing stages of the Crimean War.[2] He also commanded HMS Royal Albert, HMS Algiers, HMS St George and then HMS Asia.[3] He was appointed Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1875, Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1876 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1882 before retiring in 1884.[3]

He lived at Dane Court in Dover[4] and in retirement was Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.[2]

Family

In 1864 he married Married Cecilia Caroline Harcourt;[3] they had one son.[4]

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Military offices
Preceded by
Edward Inglefield
Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
1876–1878
Succeeded by
William Luard
Preceded by
Sir Reginald Macdonald
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
1882–1884
Succeeded by
Sir John Corbett
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