Arthur Moore

Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore, (30 July 1847 – 3 April 1934) was a Royal Navy officer who became both Commander-in-Chief, China and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

Early life Moore was born in 1847 in Frittenden, Kent, the son of the Rev. Edward Moore, rector of the parish, by his marriage to Lady Harriet Montagu-Scott (1814–1870), a daughter of the fourth Duke of Buccleuch. His father was an Honorary Canon of Canterbury, and his great-grandfather was John Moore, Archbishop of Canterbury.

In 1881 he was given command of the battleship HMS Invincible in the Mediterranean Fleet and in 1882 he commanded the corvette HMS Orion in the Anglo-Egyptian War. In this capacity he took part in the closing phases of the Second Boer War. and Kenya in August.

In 1905 he became Second in Command in the Channel Fleet and in 1906 he was made Commander-in-Chief, China. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth from 1911; he retired in 1912.