16-642: Sotheby is a surname, and may refer to: Admiral Sir Edward Southwell Sotheby (1813–1902), Royal Navy officer John Sotheby (1740–1807), English auctioneer and founder of Sotheby's Samuel Sotheby (1771–1842), English auctioneer and antiquarian Samuel Leigh Sotheby (1805–1861), English auctioneer and antiquarian, son of Samuel Sotheby (1771–1842) William Sotheby (1757–1833), English poet and translator See also [ edit ] Sotheby's , art and auction corporation named for John Sotheby [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
32-686: A 101-gun Conqueror -class screw-propelled first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. He served in the English Channel until late 1861, when Conqueror was despatched to carry troops supporting the French intervention in Mexico . On 29 December 1861, the ship was wrecked on the reefs of Rum Cay , in the Bahamas , without loss of life. It was determined the master failed to allow for
48-595: Is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy . It ranks above commander and below commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a colonel in the British Army and Royal Marines , and to a group captain in the Royal Air Force . There are similarly named equivalent ranks in the navies of many other countries. In the Royal Navy, the officer in command of any warship of
64-572: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Edward Southwell Sotheby Admiral Sir Edward Southwell Sotheby KCB (14 May 1813 – 6 January 1902) was an English naval officer in the Royal Navy . Sotheby was born at Clifton, Bristol , the second son of Admiral of the Blue Thomas Sotheby (1759–1831), and his second wife, Lady Mary Anne (d. 1830), fourth daughter of Joseph Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo and Archbishop of Tuam. The poet William Sotheby (1757–1833)
80-411: The surname Sotheby . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sotheby&oldid=1159941910 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
96-831: The 1840 operations off the coast of Syria during the Egyptian–Ottoman War . For his services during the conflict, he was promoted to commander on 30 October 1841. He saw conflict again on Dido in 1842 during the First Opium War , when the British unleashed " gunboat diplomacy " to defeat the Chinese. In 1846–1847, he commanded HMS Racehorse against the Māori in the New Zealand Wars . In 1850, he took command of HMS Sealark and exerted himself in
112-864: The blind. For his role in suppressing the Indian uprising, Sotheby and his brigade were mentioned in dispatches 13 times. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) and an extra aide de camp to Queen Victoria (1858–67). In the 1875 Birthday Honours , he was promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB). Sotheby married Lucy Elizabeth Adeane, third daughter of Henry John Adeane and granddaughter of Lord Stanley of Alderley . They had three sons: William Edward Southwell Sotheby, Alfred Frederick Sotheby, and Herbert George Sotheby. Sir Edward died at his home at 26 Green Street, Mayfair , aged 88. Captain (Royal Navy) Captain ( Capt )
128-574: The local currents. When Sotheby was brought to court-martial , he argued that the captain was not responsible for the navigation of the ship, which was the role of the master. The court accepted Sotheby's argument and admonished the master. However, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet disagreed with the outcome of the court-martial and successfully wrote a letter to the Admiralty , in which he not only attributed
144-548: The loss of Conqueror to carelessness, but blaming Sotheby personally for his failure to supervise the master. On 20 March 1862, the Admiralty reconsidered the court case and revised the regulations by placing the ultimate responsibility for a ship's safety on the captain. After the court case, Sotheby had no further commands in the Royal Navy. In 1863, he commanded the Portland coastguard division, his final command. Sotheby
160-597: The more junior Army and Royal Marines rank , and in naval contexts, as a "four-ring captain" (referring to the uniform lace) to avoid confusion with the title of a seagoing commanding officer. In the Ministry of Defence , and in joint service establishments, a captain may be referred to as a "DACOS" (standing for deputy assistant chief of staff) or an "AH" (assistant head), from the usual job title of OF5-ranked individuals who work with civil servants. The rank insignia features four rings of gold braid with an executive curl in
176-458: The rank of commander and below is informally referred to as "the captain" on board, even though holding a junior rank, but formally is titled "the commanding officer" (or CO). Until the nineteenth century, Royal Navy officers who were captains by rank and in command of a naval vessel were referred to as post-captains ; this practice is now defunct. Captain (D) or Captain Destroyers, afloat,
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#1732772790798192-627: The suppression of the slave trade along the west coast of Africa. He was promoted to captain in September 1852. From 1855 to 1858, Sotheby was captain of HMS Pearl , a 21-gun screw corvette which he commanded in the Pacific Ocean, China, and India. While on route to India for the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , Pearl rescued the crew of the wrecked transport HMS Transit , which wrecked off Bangka Island , Sumatra . Sotheby
208-619: Was an operational appointment commanding a destroyer flotilla or squadron , and there was a corresponding administrative appointment ashore, until at least a decade after the Second World War . The title was probably used informally up until the abolition of frigate and destroyer squadrons with the Fleet FIRST reorganisation circa 2001. Ashore, the rank of captain is often verbally described as "captain RN" to distinguish it from
224-721: Was called to shore and took command of the Pearl ' s Naval Brigade for 10 months. For his assistance in suppressing the Indian uprising, Sotheby received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament, the Governor-General of India, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Naval and Military Commanders-in-Chief in India for services rendered. In 1860, Sotheby was captain of the battleship HMS Conqueror ,
240-516: Was his uncle and Rear-Admiral Charles Sotheby his cousin. He was from the southern branch of the famed Sotheby family from Yorkshire, which found success as auctioneers. He attended the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth , entering the Royal Navy on 3 August 1826, aged 13. Sotheby passed the Royal Navy examination in 1832 before going to sea. He was commissioned as a lieutenant , 3 October 1835. He served on HMS Dido during
256-585: Was made a rear-admiral on 1 September 1867, a vice-admiral on 25 August 1873, and an admiral in June 1879. He retired from active service on 1 April 1870. After his retirement, Sir Edward devoted himself to his philanthropic work for the blind. For many years, he was chairman of the Blind Institute in Tottenham . In 1886, he was made a commissioner for investigating and reporting on the condition of
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