Hedworth Meux went on to be Commander of the Third Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet and then Commander-in-Chief of the China Station.
21 Facts About Hedworth Meux
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Hedworth Meux initiated and organised a life-saving patrol service of small boats.
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Hedworth Meux joined the frigate HMS Endymion in the Channel Squadron in December 1871 and, having been promoted to midshipman, he transferred to the armoured frigate HMS Agincourt, flagship of the Channel Squadron.
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Hedworth Meux joined the frigate HMS Undaunted at Sheerness in March 1875 and, having been promoted to sub-lieutenant on 20 September 1875, he transferred to the battleship HMS Alexandra, flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet in late 1876.
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Hedworth Meux was awarded the Turkish Order of the Medjidie, Third Class, on 3 February 1883.
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Hedworth Meux was awarded the Turkish Order of the Medjidie, Second Class, on 17 February 1890.
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Hedworth Meux became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Powerful on the China Station in 1897.
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Hedworth Meux stopped at Mauritius, and on his own initiative picked up a battalion of soldiers stationed there.
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Lady Hedworth Meux was "touched by this tribute" and wrote a will making Lambton the heir to the large fortune left by her husband Sir Henry Brent Hedworth Meux upon his death in 1900, including her house at Theobalds Park in Hertfordshire.
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Hedworth Meux became a naval aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria on 9 January 1901, attended her funeral on 2 February 1901 and then became naval aide-de-camp to King Edward VII on 25 February 1901.
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Hedworth Meux went on to be commander of the Third Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet, with his flag in the armoured cruiser HMS Leviathan, in November 1904.
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Hedworth Meux was advanced to Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on 16 April 1906.
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Hedworth Meux was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 26 June 1908, attended the funeral of King Edward VII in May 1910 and became an extra equerry to King George V on 10 June 1910.
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Hedworth Meux was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 3 June 1913.
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Hedworth Meux initiated and organised a life-saving patrol service of small boats.
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Hedworth Meux was promoted Admiral of the Fleet on 5 March 1915 and stayed in the Royal Navy until February 1916, when he was persuaded to stand as the Conservative candidate in the Portsmouth by-election.
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Hedworth Meux made some speeches in parliament on naval affairs but "he was not really interested in parliamentary work" and retired at the general election of December 1918.
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Hedworth Meux retired from the Navy on 5 July 1921.
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Hedworth Meux was now free to pursue his long-standing interest in horses and racing.
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Hedworth Meux bred bloodstock, first with a trainer in Yorkshire, then at the racing stables at Theobalds Park, part of the inheritance from Lady Meux.
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Hedworth Meux died on 20 September 1929 at Danebury, an estate he had bought in Hampshire.