Rear Admiral Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman, 8th Baronet KCB (4 August 1814 – 14 July 1874) was a British naval officer.
Sir William Wiseman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 1814 |
| Died | 14 July 1874 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Penelope Australia Station (1863–1866) |
| Battles / wars | Waikato Campaign |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
editBorn the son of Captain Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman,[1] 7th Baronet, and his wife Catherine Mackintosh, daughter of Sir James Mackintosh, Wiseman entered the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth in 1827.[2] He was made a lieutenant in 1838.[2] In 1854, he was asked to convey Sir Hamilton Seymour, British Ambassador to Russia, to Saint Petersburg.[2] Promoted to captain in 1854, he was given command of HMS Penelope in 1855.[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1863 and fought in the Waikato Campaign.[3]
On 14 July 1874, he was found dead in his lodgings in Saint Joseph, Missouri.[3]
Family
editOn 25 October 1838, he married Charlotte Jane Paterson, daughter of Admiral Charles William Paterson.[3] They had a son and a daughter:
- Rear-Admiral Sir William Wiseman, 9th Baronet (1845–1893), naval officer, whose son was Sir William Wiseman, 10th Baronet, head of Secret Intelligence Service in Washington, DC, during the First World War.
- Eliza who married Admiral H. M. Alexander.
See also
edit- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
- European and American voyages of scientific exploration
References
edit- ^ For more on William Saltonstall Wiseman see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray.
- ^ a b c d William Loney RN
- ^ a b c New Zealand National Dictionary of Biography entry
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