Lewis Beaumont
Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont, was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.Naval career
Beaumont joined the Royal Navy as a boy in 1860 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 on the occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. He was promoted to vice-admiral on 9 September 1902, and appointed Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth later the same year, serving as such until 1908. He was First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King in 1911. He retired in 1912.
