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Edmund Poë

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Poë was born on September 11, 1849, in Ireland. His father was William Thomas Poe, a barrister. One of his older brothers was the soldier and politician
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He was made Naval Advisor to the Inspector-General of Fortifications in 1889 and Commander of the
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In 1877 he married Frances Catherine Sheil. They had two sons and a daughter.
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Promoted to Commodore 2nd Class by 1899 he commanded the
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He was appointed 196:officer who went on to be 594: 585: 577: 572: 562: 553: 545: 535: 526: 518: 508: 499: 491: 486: 210:Sir William Hutcheson Poë 151:Cape of Good Hope Station 51: 549:Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe 164:Knight Commander of the 285: 277: 177:Sir Edmund Samuel Poë 125:Years of service 598:Sir George Callaghan 512:Sir George Warrender 255:Royal Humane Society 626:Royal Navy admirals 147:East Indies Station 581:Sir Lewis Beaumont 566:Sir Berkeley Milne 539:Sir George Egerton 462:The London Gazette 367:"Captain Poë RN". 286: 604: 603: 595:Succeeded by 563:Succeeded by 536:Succeeded by 522:Sir John Durnford 509:Succeeded by 487:Military offices 262:Training Squadron 228:, Poë joined the 171: 170: 166:Order of the Bath 64:11 September 1849 643: 592:1913–1914 578:Preceded by 573:Honorary titles 560:1910–1912 546:Preceded by 533:1907–1908 519:Preceded by 506:1905–1907 492:Preceded by 484: 478: 473: 467: 466: 453: 447: 446: 419: 413: 412: 404: 398: 388: 373: 372: 364: 358: 357: 349: 269:Cruiser Squadron 220:Educated at the 191: 186: 117: 109: 100: 99: 85: 83: 68:County Tipperary 56: 46: 41: 21: 651: 650: 646: 645: 644: 642: 641: 640: 606: 605: 600: 591: 583: 568: 559: 551: 541: 532: 524: 514: 505: 497: 482: 481: 474: 470: 455: 454: 450: 435: 421: 420: 416: 406: 405: 401: 395:Dix Noonan Webb 389: 376: 366: 365: 361: 351: 350: 339: 334: 326: 218: 206: 184: 180: 163: 149: 94: 81: 79: 65: 47: 39: 35: 33: 32: 29: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 649: 647: 639: 638: 633: 628: 623: 618: 608: 607: 602: 601: 596: 593: 584: 579: 575: 574: 570: 569: 564: 561: 552: 547: 543: 542: 537: 534: 525: 520: 516: 515: 510: 507: 498: 493: 489: 488: 480: 479: 468: 448: 433: 414: 399: 374: 359: 336: 335: 333: 330: 325: 322: 217: 214: 205: 202: 169: 168: 158: 154: 153: 144: 140: 139: 134: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 111: 105: 104: 102:United Kingdom 92: 88: 87: 86:(aged 71) 76: 72: 71: 62: 58: 57: 49: 48: 34: 31:Sir Edmund Poë 30: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 648: 637: 634: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 619: 617: 614: 613: 611: 599: 590: 589: 582: 576: 571: 567: 558: 557: 550: 544: 540: 531: 530: 523: 517: 513: 504: 503: 496: 490: 485: 477: 476:Family Search 472: 469: 464: 463: 458: 452: 449: 444: 440: 436: 434:0-7136-3143-0 430: 426: 425: 418: 415: 410: 403: 400: 396: 392: 387: 385: 383: 381: 379: 375: 370: 363: 360: 355: 348: 346: 344: 342: 338: 331: 329: 323: 321: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 283: 282: 276: 272: 270: 265: 263: 258: 256: 252: 251: 244: 242: 238: 237: 231: 227: 223: 215: 213: 211: 203: 201: 199: 195: 190: 183: 178: 175: 167: 162: 159: 155: 152: 148: 145: 141: 138: 135: 131: 127: 123: 120: 116: 112: 106: 103: 98: 93: 89: 77: 73: 69: 66:Durraghmore, 63: 59: 55: 50: 45: 38: 27: 22: 19: 586: 554: 527: 500: 471: 460: 451: 423: 417: 408: 402: 368: 362: 353: 327: 308:in 1907 and 296:in 1903 and 290:Rear-Admiral 287: 280: 271:until 1900. 266: 259: 249: 245: 235: 219: 216:Naval career 207: 176: 172: 78:1 April 1921 18: 621:1921 deaths 616:1849 births 457:"No. 27359" 284:, Poë inset 610:Categories 443:1158346242 332:References 294:Home Fleet 241:midshipman 230:Royal Navy 204:Early life 194:Royal Navy 119:Royal Navy 91:Allegiance 409:The Times 369:The Times 354:The Times 304:in 1905, 264:in 1897. 250:Newcastle 128:1862–1914 70:, Ireland 318:the King 281:Hyacinth 143:Commands 108:Service/ 226:Gosport 174:Admiral 137:Admiral 82:1921-05 80: ( 26:Admiral 441:  431:  391:Medals 324:Family 236:Bombay 157:Awards 110:branch 239:as a 187: 185:, 42: 40:, 439:OCLC 429:ISBN 279:HMS 248:HMS 234:HMS 182:GCVO 133:Rank 75:Died 61:Born 37:GCVO 316:to 189:KCB 44:KCB 612:: 459:. 437:. 393:, 377:^ 340:^ 224:, 200:. 179:, 445:. 397:. 84:)

Index

Admiral
GCVO
KCB

County Tipperary
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Royal Navy
Admiral
East Indies Station
Cape of Good Hope Station
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Order of the Bath
Admiral
GCVO
KCB
Royal Navy
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies station
Sir William Hutcheson Poë
Burney's Royal Naval Academy
Gosport
Royal Navy
HMS Bombay
midshipman
HMS Newcastle
Royal Humane Society
Training Squadron
Cruiser Squadron

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