Charles George Fane

Admiral Sir Charles George Fane (13 November 1837 – 23 February 1909) was a British Royal Navy officer who was Admiral superintendent at HM Dockyard Portsmouth.

Biography Fane was born in 1837, the son of Colonel Fane, of Fulbeck, Hall, Lincolnshire.

He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1859, and served as 1st Lieutenant on the frigate HMS Galatea while it was commanded by the then Duke of Edinburgh. and to Captain on 9 August 1875. From 1882 to 1884 he was senior officer on the Newfoundland Fishery Station, and in 1886 he was appointed in command of the battleship HMS Hector, which was part of the Channel Fleet. serving as such until 5 August 1890, when he was promoted to flag rank as Rear admiral. He was Admiral-Superintendent of HM Dockyard Portsmouth from February 1892 to February 1896, and was promoted to Vice admiral on 9 November 1896. Throughout his career he served as Chairman of several Admiralty committees. and invested by King Edward VII on 17 December 1901.

Fane was promoted to Admiral 24 January 1902, and retired from the navy later that month. In retirement he lived at his seat in Aberdeenshire, of which county he was a Justice of the peace.

Fane died in Aberdeen on 23 February 1909, after an operation.

Family Fane married in 1875, Mary-Ann Kenny, youngest daughter of Sir Edward Kenny, Canadian Senator from Nova Scotia.