Alfred Phillips Ryder
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Admiral of the Fleet
Sir Alfred Phillips Ryder KCB
(27 June 1820 – 30 April 1888) was a Royal Navy
officer and an active member of the Church of England Purity Society.
and Sophia March Phillipps. His father had been Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. He married Louisa Dawson, daughter of Henry Dawson of Launde Abbey
, on 29 June 1852.
He joined the Royal Navy
in 1833. He was the captain of the frigate, HMS Dauntless
, from 1853 to 1857, during the Crimean War
. He went on to be Second in Command of the Channel Squadron and Naval attaché
in Paris
. He became Commander-in-Chief of the China Station
in 1874 and finally Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
in 1879. He retired in 1882.
Ryder was an active member of the Church of England Purity Society which was an organisation founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury
. Ryder wrote letters under the nom de plume of XYZ objecting to the practise of men and women both painting life models together.
He was decorated with the award of Knight, Order of the Medjidie
. He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)
Ryder died on 30 April 1888 at age 67 after falling into the river Thames at the Vauxhall steamboat pier.
. The window is by a very similar memorial window paid for by Ryder to his brother, Charles Dudley Ryder, and nephew.
The son of Admiral Sir Alfred Phillips Ryder and Louisa Dawson was Edward Lisle Ryder who was born in 1853 and lived until 28 September 1877
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Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)
Admiral of the fleet is the highest rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-10. The rank still exists in the Royal Navy but routine appointments ceased in 1996....
Sir Alfred Phillips Ryder KCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(27 June 1820 – 30 April 1888) was a Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officer and an active member of the Church of England Purity Society.
Biography
Ryder was the son of Rt. Rev. Hon. Henry RyderHenry Ryder
The Right Reverend the Hon. Henry Dudley Ryder was a prominent English Evangelical Anglican clergyman in the early years of the nineteenth century...
and Sophia March Phillipps. His father had been Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. He married Louisa Dawson, daughter of Henry Dawson of Launde Abbey
Launde Abbey
Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and six miles south west of Oakham. The building is presently used as a conference and retreat centre, by the Church of England Dioceses of Leicester and Peterborough....
, on 29 June 1852.
He joined the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in 1833. He was the captain of the frigate, HMS Dauntless
HMS Dauntless (1847)
The third HMS Dauntless was a wooden-hulled steam screw frigate, launched at Portsmouth in 1847.-History:First intended as a paddle vessel, she was designed by John Fincham, and partially redesigned to take screw propulsion; in an effort to improve her initially disappointing performance she was...
, from 1853 to 1857, during the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
. He went on to be Second in Command of the Channel Squadron and Naval attaché
Attaché
Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He became Commander-in-Chief of the China Station
China Station
The China Station was a historical formation of the British Royal Navy. It was formally the units and establishments responsible to the Commander-in-Chief, China....
in 1874 and finally Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Portsmouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the post.-History:...
in 1879. He retired in 1882.
Ryder was an active member of the Church of England Purity Society which was an organisation founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
. Ryder wrote letters under the nom de plume of XYZ objecting to the practise of men and women both painting life models together.
He was decorated with the award of Knight, Order of the Medjidie
Medjidie
Medjidie or Mejidie is the name of a military and knightly order of the Ottoman Empire. The Order was instituted in 1851 by Sultan Abdülmecid I.-Order of the Medjidie:...
. He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)
Ryder died on 30 April 1888 at age 67 after falling into the river Thames at the Vauxhall steamboat pier.
Legacy
Ryder has a stained glass window to his memory in St Anns Church in PortsmouthPortsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
. The window is by a very similar memorial window paid for by Ryder to his brother, Charles Dudley Ryder, and nephew.
The son of Admiral Sir Alfred Phillips Ryder and Louisa Dawson was Edward Lisle Ryder who was born in 1853 and lived until 28 September 1877
Publications
- A treatise on economy of fuel: showing how it may be attained on board men-of-war steamers, 1852
- Methods of ascertaining the distance from ships at sea
- A Letter on the National Dangers which Result from the Great Deterioration in the Seamen of the Mercantile Marine; with Reasons for the Adoption of an Apprentice System
- A Paper on the purity and the Prevention of the Degradation of Women and Children, 1888
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