William Luard
| Sir William Luard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 April 1820 |
| Died | 19 May 1910 (aged 90) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/ |
Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir William Garnham Luard KCB (7 April 1820 – 19 May 1910) was a leading British naval figure during the latter half of the 19th century.
Born in 1820, he was the eldest son of a local magistrate, William Wright Luard J.P., D.L. of Witham Lodge,Witham, Essex (formerly of Hatfield Peverel Priory) and Anne Garnham, only child of Thomas Garnham of Felsham Hall, Suffolk. The Luards were a prominent family of Protestant Huguenot merchants who had fled to England in the late 17th century as part of the mass exodus of Huguenots from France to England that followed the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
Luard entered the Royal Naval College (formerly the Royal Naval Academy) at Portsmouth at the age of 13 and later studied at Portsmouth Naval College. He served extensively and saw action in the South China Sea, for which he was recognized in dispatches and decorated for gallantry and bravery several times including being named Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).
After a distinguished career as a naval officer, including as captain and commander of HMS Formidable and HMS Conqueror, he served as superintendent of the Sheerness Dockyard and the Malta Dockyard. From 1882 to 1885, he was President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
He was awarded the Burmese War Medal for dispersing the pirates of Chin-a-poo and received the Medal of the Legion of Honour, 4th Class, from Emperor Napoleon III. He was promoted Rear-Admiral in 1875, Vice-Admiral on 15 June 1879, and Admiral in 1885.
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