Chandos Scudamore Scudamore Stanhope
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Chandos S. Stanhope memorial
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| Born |
January 19, 1823 Holme Lacy, England |
| Died | July 7, 1871 (aged 48) Malta |
| Allegiance | British |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held | HMS Ocean, Caledonia |
| Awards | Royal Humane Society Silver Medal |
| Relations | Sir Edwyn Francis Scudamore Stanhope, Mary Dowel, Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield |
Chandos Scudamore Scudamore Stanhope (also Chandos S. Stanhope; 19 January 1823 – 7 July 1871) was a British Royal Navy officer of the nineteenth century. He is recognized as a national hero, and a unique medal and award was named in his honour.
Born in Holme Lacy, England, on 19 January 1823, Stanhope was the second son of Sir and Mary Dowell (died after 1859). He was the grandson of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield. Stanhope's older brother was Henry Scudamore-Stanhope, 9th Earl of Chesterfield. His other siblings were Berkeley Lionel Scudamore-Stanhope (1824 – post 1861); Edwyn Francis Brydges Scudamore-Stanhope (1826–1855); William Pitt Scudamore-Stanhope (b. 1827); Anna Eliza Scudamore-Stanhope (1829–1830); Arthur Chesterfield Scudamore-Stanhope (1833–1841); and Philip John Scudamore-Stanhope (b. 1839).
Stanhope served as a naval officer mate from November 1842 after he passed his officer's exam. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in March 1846. He was also a personal assistant to First Lord of the Admiralty Hugh Childers for nine months.
Stanhope served on the HMS Warspite 50-gun ship with captains Sir John Hay and Sir Provo William Parry Wallis. These ships served the North America, West Indies, and Mediterranean ports. He was appointed in December 1846 to the HMS Queen 110-gun ship of Sir John West at Devonport. Stanhope later served from August 1847 in the Pacific on the HMS Asia 84-gun ship commanded by Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby. Stanhope became a Captain in October 1858. He commanded the ship HMS Ocean from Rio de Janeiro to Singapore in 1867. The trip started on August 10 and it arrived on October 23, 1867.
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