Sir Richard Poore, 4th Baronet

Admiral Sir Richard Poore, 4th Baronet, (7 July 1853 – 8 December 1930

Naval career Poore served in the Naval Brigade as part of the Perak expedition to Malaya in 1875. He also took part in the Bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 In April 1898 he was appointed in command of the battleship , also serving in the Mediterranean.

On 9 March 1900 he was appointed flag captain to , flagship and yacht to the port admiral at Devonport, for command of the RN Barracks. In June 1901, he was appointed a Naval Aide de Camp to King Edward VII. He transferred to a more operative command in December 1902, when he was appointed Captain of the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Jupiter, serving in the Channel Fleet.

He was promoted rear-admiral on 30 August 1903, and became Rear Admiral for the Mediterranean and Channel Fleet in 1904. After promotion to vice-admiral on 1 March 1907, he became Commander-in-Chief of the Australia Station in 1908.

Honours and awards 11 August 1905 - On occasion of the visit of the French fleet Rear-Admiral Richard Poore, Bart, is appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

He died in Vevey, Switzerland, in 1930. After his death, the baronetcy was inherited by his nephew Edward Poore (1894–1938), son of his younger brother, Herbert. She was the author of a number of books.