Henry Frederick Stephenson
| Sir Henry Frederick Stephenson | |
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Admiral Henry Frederick Stephenson in 1896
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| Born |
7 June 1842 Broadstairs, Kent |
| Died | 16 December 1919 (aged 77) London, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1855–1904 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars |
Crimean War Second Opium War Indian Rebellion of 1857 Fenian raids |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
| Other work | Black Rod |
Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Stephenson GCVO KCB (7 June 1842 – 16 December 1919) was a Royal Navy officer, courtier, and Arctic explorer.
Stephenson was the son of Henry Frederick Stephenson MP (20 September 1790 – 30 July 1858) and Lady Mary Keppel. His eldest brother, Sir Augustus Keppel Stephenson, was a Treasury Solicitor, and the second person to hold the office of Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales.
On 18 December 1855 Stephenson joined the Royal Navy, becoming a Naval Cadet in HMS St Jean d'Acre, commanded by his uncle Henry Keppel, and serving in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. From September 1856 to April 1857 Stephenson served under Keppel as a cadet in HMS Raleigh, serving in the East Indies and China during the Second Anglo-Chinese War, until his ship wrecked near Macau when it struck an uncharted rock. All the crew were saved. In June 1857 he served as a Midshipman in HMS Pearl, serving with Pearl's Naval Brigade during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, during which he was Mentioned in Despatches three times. In June 1861 he was promoted lieutenant in HMS Emerald, serving in the Channel Squadron.
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