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William Kennedy (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Biography
Born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies where his father John Kennedy was the British chargé d'affaires, He was present at the bombardment of Canton in 1856, at the Battle of Fatshan Creek in 1857 and at the attack on the Peiho Forts in 1858 during the Second Opium War. and retired in November 1901. He was also an accomplished author who wrote an extensive autobiography and other books. ==Family life==
Family life
Kennedy married Edith Louisa Stopford in Daventry in 1868; they had one daughter Alice Emily Kennedy. His brothers included Sir John Gordon Kennedy KCMG, who became an eminent diplomat, and Gilbert George Kennedy who played for the Scottish XI in the second international football match against England. ==Honours and awards==
Honours and awards
• 22 June 1897 – To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria Vice-Admiral William Robert Kennedy is appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. • 19 June 1911 – On the occasion of the Coronation of King George V, Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy, KCB, is promoted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. ==Works==
Works
Sporting Adventures in the Pacific, Whilst in Command of the Reindeer (1876) • Sport, Travel, and Adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies (1885) • Sporting Sketches in South America (1892) • Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor: Fifty Years in the Royal Navy (1900) • Sport in the Navy and Naval Yarns (1902) ==References==
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