Charles Kingsmill
| Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill | |
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Sir Charles Kingsmill
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| Born |
July 7, 1855 Guelph, Canada West |
| Died | July 15, 1935 (aged 80) Portland, Ontario |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Canadian Navy
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| Years of service | 1870-1921 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Cormorant HMS Goldfinch HMS Blenheim HMS Archer HMS Mildura HMS Scylla HMS Majestic HMS Dominion HMS Repulse |
| Battles/wars | |
Anglo-Sudanese War
Somaliland Campaign
First World War
Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill (July 7, 1855 – July 15, 1935) was the first director of the Department of the Naval Service of Canada after playing a prominent role in the establishment of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1910. Along with Walter Hose, he is considered the father of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Charles Edmund Kingsmill was born at Guelph, Canada West (now Ontario) in 1855 and educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto. He was the son of John Juchereau Kingsmill, Crown Attorney for Wellington County and Ellen Diana Grange. In 1870 he joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman. He was promoted Sub-Lieutenant in 1875, Lieutenant in 1877, Commander in 1891, and Captain in 1898. During his career in the Royal Navy, he commanded HM Ships Goldfinch (1890–91), Blenheim (1895-95), Archer (1895–98), Gibraltar (1900), Mildura (1900–03), Resolution, Majestic (1905–06), and Dominion (1907).
In 1908, Kingsmill retired from the Royal Navy and returned to Canada. He was appointed honorary aide-de-camp to His Excellency the Governor-General in 1909. At the behest of then Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, he accepted the post of director of the Marine Service in the Department of Marine and Fisheries under then Minister of Marine and Fisheries Louis-Philippe Brodeur. The appointment predetermined his eventual appointment as Rear-Admiral RCN and director of the Naval Service of Canada upon the formation of the RCN on 4 May 1910.
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