Admiral Insubordinate

The most insubordinate, rebellious admiral the British Navy had ever seen

Member of Parliament, celebrated public speaker and the most reprimanded admiral in naval history, Lord Beresford was a true character. Insubordinate and courageous, he marched to the beat of his own drum.

But his official life was marred by his persistent hostility to the Admiralty and government. He achieved the dubious honour of one Prime Minister (Lord Salisbury) vowing never to employ him again in a political capacity and one First Lord of the Admiralty (Reginald McKenna) vowing never to employ him again in the Navy. So antagonistic to authority did he become that his naval career was ignominiously ended by the curtailing of his final command. At the age of 64 all public appointments were closed to him. Never again did the Admiralty or government call on him for any purpose. He still, though, made his mark and, as an MP and then as a peer, he remained centre stage, speaking in Parliament up to a few weeks before his death and still writing letters on the day he died

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