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Royal Navy admiral
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Age
66 years
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Father:
William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk
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Biography
Admiral The Honourable Swynfen Thomas Carnegie (8 March 1813 – 29 November 1879) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Naval Lord.
Career
Born the youngest son of William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Carnegie was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1832. He was Member of Parliament for Stafford from 1841 to 1847. Promoted to Captain in 1845, he was given command of HMS Horatio. He commanded HMS Tribune and then HMS Leander in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. Later he commanded HMS Edinburgh before being appointed Fourth Naval Lord in 1859. He went on to be Captain of HMS Colossus in 1862 and Commodore of the Coast Guard Service at Harwich in 1863.
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