| Sir William Wiseman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 1814 (1814-08-04) |
| Died | 14 July 1874 (1874-07-15) (aged 59) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Penelope Australia Station (1863–1866) |
| Battles / wars | Waikato Campaign |
| Awards | Knight 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, 7th Baronet, and his wife Catherine Mackintosh, daughter of Sir James Mackintosh, Wiseman entered the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth in 1827. He was made a lieutenant in 1838. In 1854, he was asked to convey Sir Hamilton Seymour, British Ambassador to Russia, to Saint Petersburg. Promoted to captain in 1854, he was given command of HMS Penelope in 1855. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station in 1863 and fought in the Waikato Campaign.
On 14 July 1874, he was found dead in his lodgings in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Family
On 25 October 1838, he married Charlotte Jane Paterson, daughter of Admiral Charles William Paterson. They had a son and a daughter:
- Rear-Admiral Sir William Wiseman, 9th Baronet (1845–1893), naval officer, whose son was Sir William Wiseman, 10th Baronet, head of Secret Intelligence Service in Washington, DC, during the First World War.
- Eliza who married Admiral H. M. Alexander.
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Wiseman, William Saltonstall (b)" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
- European and American voyages of scientific exploration
References
- For more on William Saltonstall Wiseman see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Wiseman, William Saltonstall (a)" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray.
- ^ William Loney RN
- ^ 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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