Introduction
Admiral Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont GCB KCMG (May 1847 – 20 June 1922) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
Naval career
Beaumont joined the Royal Navy as a boy and was engaged in operations in Malaya by 1875.
He was given command of HMS Excellent in 1893, before becoming Director of Naval Intelligence in 1895. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1899 and Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1900. During his time in Australia, he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) on the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary). He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1902 and First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King in 1911. He retired in 1912.