Heneage was commissioned as a
lieutenant into the
Royal Navy in 1854. In 1861, he was commanding officer of
HMS Falcon, part of the
West Africa Squadron. Promoted to
captain in 1866, he took command of
HMS Rodney in 1867 and then
HMS Warrior in 1881. and appointed
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1887. He was promoted
vice-admiral in 1889, and appointed
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1892. Following the succession of King
Edward VII, he was among several retired admirals advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath (GCB) in the
1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902, and received the insignia in an investiture on board the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert outside
Cowes on 15 August 1902, the day before the
fleet review held there to mark the
coronation. He was installed as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1913. He died in 1915. ==Family==