Sir William Wiseman
Born4 August 1814 (1814-08-04)
Died14 July 1874 (1874-07-15) (aged 59)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Penelope
Australia Station (1863–1866)
Battles/warsWaikato Campaign
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Rear Admiral Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman, 8th Baronet KCB (4 August 1814 – 14 July 1874) was a British naval officer.

Naval career

Born the son of Captain Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman,[1] 7th Baronet, and his wife Catherine Mackintosh, daughter of Sir James Mackintosh, Wiseman entered the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth in 1827.[2] He was made a lieutenant in 1838.[2] In 1854 he was asked to convey Sir Hamilton Seymour, British Ambassador to Russia, to Saint Petersburg.[2] Promoted to captain in 1854, he was given command of HMS Penelope in 1855.[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station, in 1863 and fought in the Waikato Campaign.[3]

He was found dead in his lodgings in Saint Joseph, Missouri, on 14 July 1874.[3]

Family

On 25 October 1838 he married Charlotte Jane Paterson, daughter of Admiral Charles William Paterson.[3] They had a son and a daughter:

See also

References

  1. ^ For more on William Saltonstall Wiseman see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Wiseman, William Saltonstall (a)" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray.
  2. ^ a b c d William Loney RN
  3. ^ a b c New Zealand National Dictionary of Biography entry
Military offices Preceded byWilliam Burnett Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station 1863–1866 Succeeded byRochfort Maguire Baronetage of England Preceded byWilliam Saltonstall Wiseman Baronet(of Canfield Hall) 1845–1874 Succeeded byWilliam Wiseman


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