Caricature from Punch, 1882

The Right Honourable Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford GCB GCVO (February 10, 1846–September 6, 1919), known as Lord Charles Beresford until 1916, was a British Admiral and Member of Parliament. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x926, 49 KB)1882 Caricature of Charles Beresford. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x926, 49 KB)1882 Caricature of Charles Beresford. ... The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt Hon. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the day of the year. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (commander of the sea). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

Military and Parliament careers

Lord Charles Beresford was the second son of the 4th Marquess of Waterford. He joined the Royal Navy in 1859, and started his training as a cadet at the naval training academy HMS Britannia. He became a lieutenant in 1874. He was a well-known and popular figure who courted publicity. He was widely known to the British public as "Charlie B" and considered by many to be a kind of personification of John Bull and indeed was normally accompanied by his trademark, a bulldog. The Marquess of Waterford is the senior marquess in the Peerage of Ireland. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... This article refers to the general definition of cadet. ... Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Britannia, after Britannia, the goddess and later personification of Britain. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... World War I recruiting poster John Bull is a national personification of Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712 and popularized first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast. ... For information about many breeds of the bulldog type, see Bulldog breeds. ...

He entered Parliament as a Conservative in 1875, representing Waterford and retained his seat until 1880. Whilst an MP he continued to serve in the navy, becoming a commander in 1875. He was aide-de-camp to the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, from 1875 until 1876, accompanying him on a visit to India. During his service under Edward VII, he became involved in an affair with Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (ie Francis Brooke), with whom Edward VII was also involved romantically. Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here:This article is about the legislative institution. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A former UK Parliament constituency, in Ireland. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Frances Evelyn Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick [1] (10 December 1861–26 July 1938) was a society beauty and courtesan, and a mistress to King Edward VII. Royal marriage, affairs Born Frances Evelyn Maynard, she was the daughter of The Hon. ...

Involvement in the Urabi Revolt

From 1878 until 1881 Beresford was second in command of the royal yacht HMS Osborne. He was captain of the gunboat HMS Condor in 1882 when it took part in the bombardment of Alexandria during the Egyptian war of 1882 and won admiration amongst the British public for taking his ship inshore to bombard the Egyptian batteries at close range. 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Condor after the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be updated. ... The Urabi Revolt was an uprising in Egypt in 1881-82 against the Khedive and European influence in the country. ...

Re-election to Parliament, promotion to Rear Admiral

In 1885 he was again elected to Parliament, this time as MP for Marylebone, and re-elected in the general election of 1886. Beresford constantly pushed for greater expenditure on the navy, resigning his seat in protest on this issue in 1888. The Naval Expenditure Act of 1889, which increased naval spending, was passed partly as a result of public pressure resulting from this action. From 1889 until 1893 he was the captain of HMS Undaunted, which was part of the Mediterranean Fleet. 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1897 Beresford was promoted to rear-admiral and again entered Parliament, this time representing York. He retained this seat until 1900, although he spent much of his time in China representing the Associated Chambers of Commerce, and from 1900 onwards was second in command of the Mediterranean fleet. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The City of York is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ...

He returned to Parliament in 1902, this time for Woolwich, but resigned in 1906 when he was promoted to admiral and appointed chief of the Channel Fleet. He was in command of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1905 until 1907. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A short-lived parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Greenwich in south-east of the city, which was created from a merger of Woolwich East and Woolwich West in 1983. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Beresford had a public and bitter dispute with the First Sea Lord, Sir John Fisher, over the reforms which the latter was pushing through. Beresford returned to Parliament, representing Portsmouth when his term with the Channel Fleet finished in 1909. The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (January 25, 1841 – July 10, 1920), commonly known as Jackie Fisher, was a British admiral known for his efforts at naval reform. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

He remained an MP until 1916, although he retired from the navy in 1911. In 1916, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Beresford. Lord Beresford died in 1919 at the age of 73. 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... For the Peerage in France, see French peerage. ...