Day Bosanquet

Admiral
Sir Day Bosanquet
GCMG, GCVO, KCB
Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet GCMG, GCVO, KCB
16th Governor of South Australia
	In office; 18 February 1909 – 22 March 1914
Monarchs	Edward VII; George V
Premier	Thomas Price; Archibald Peake; John Verran; Archibald Peake
Preceded by	Sir George Le Hunte
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Galway
Personal details
Born	22 March 1843; Alnwick, Northumberland
Died	28 June 1923 (aged 80); Newbury, Berkshire
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1857–1908
Rank	Admiral
Commands	East Indies Station; North America and West Indies Station; Portsmouth
Battles/wars	Second Opium War

Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (22 March 1843 – 28 June 1923) was a British politician and senior officer in the Royal Navy. He served as the Governor of South Australia from 18 February 1909 until 22 March 1914.

Naval career

Born in Alnwick in Northumberland, Bosanquet joined the Royal Navy in 1857.^[1] He was present at the taking of Canton.^[2]

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1899, and served as such until June 1902,^[3] when he returned home, and was promoted to vice-admiral on 1 July 1902.^[4] Two years later he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station in 1904 and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1907.^[1] He retired from this post and the Royal Navy on 23 March 1908.^[5]

From February 1909 to March 1914, Bosanquet served as Governor of South Australia.^[1]

Personal life

He was a major landholder around Llanwarne, Herefordshire in England, living at Brom-y-clos. Bosanquet's daughter Beatrice Mary (b. 1881, d. 1 Sept, 1957) married Vice-Admiral Sir Raymond Fitzmaurice in 1919. Bosanquet died at Newbury, Berkshire on 28 June 1923.^[1]

Honours

	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)	1914^[6]
	Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)	1907^[7]
	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)	1905^[8]
	Second China War Medal with clasps "Canton 1857", "Taku Forts 1858"	1861
	Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class	Prussia
	Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword	Sweden

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d P. A. Howell, 'Bosanquet, Sir Day Hort (1843–1923)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bosanquet-sir-day-hort-5298/text8941, published first in hardcopy 1979, Retrieved 26 February 2018.
^ "SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S NEW GOVERNOR". The Daily News. Vol. XXVIII. Western Australia. 11 January 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36763. London. 9 May 1902. p. 10.
^ "No. 27455". The London Gazette. 18 July 1902. p. 4609.
^ "Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Portsmouth Dockyard". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 April 1908. p. 361.
^ "No. 12680". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 June 1914. p. 719.
^ "No. 11958". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 August 1907. p. 825.
^ "No. 11739". The Edinburgh Gazette. 4 July 1905. p. 653.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Archibald Douglas	Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1899–1902	Succeeded by Sir Charles Drury
Preceded by Sir Archibald Douglas	Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station 1904–1907	Succeeded by Vacant (next held by Sir Christopher Cradock)
Preceded by Sir Archibald Douglas	Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1907–1908	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Fanshawe
Government offices
Preceded by Sir George Le Hunte	Governor of South Australia 1909–1914	Succeeded by Sir Henry Galway