William Wharton (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir William Wharton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1843 London |
| Died |
1905 South Africa |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1857 - |
| Commands held |
HMS Shearwater HMS Fawn HMS Sylvia |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Bath (1897) ( Fellow of the Royal Society (1886) |
| Other work | Hydrographer of the Navy |
Admiral Sir William James Lloyd Wharton KCB FRS FRGS (1843–1905) was a British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy.[1]
Early life
He was born in London, the second son of Robert Wharton, County Court Judge of York. He was educated at Barney's Academy, Gosport and the Royal Naval Academy.[2]
Royal Navy service
He joined the Royal Navy in August 1857 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1863. He was promoted to commander in 1872. As captain of Shearwater he carried out extensive surveying the Sea of Marmora and the Bosphorus. As captain of Fawn he surveyed the seas off East Africa and as captain of Sylvia took valuable longitudinal readings. He was promoted to captain in 1880 and on 1 August 1884 he was appointed to the post of Hydrographer of the Navy, which he held for the next twenty years. in 1895 he was promoted to rear-admiral.
Awards
He was made Knight Commander of the Bath on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1886. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Astronomical Societies.
Death
He died in South Africa of enteric fever at the age of 62. Mount Wharton in Antarctica and Wharton Basin in the Indian Ocean are named in his honour.
Bibliography
- A Short History of H.M.S. Victory, Gathered from Various Sources, Griffen & Co, Portsmouth. (1872)
- Hydrographical Surveying. A Description of the Means and Methods Employed in Constructing Marine Charts, John Murray, London. (1882)
- Captain Cook's Journal during the First Voyage round the World (Editor) Elliot Stock, London. (1893)
- The Eruption of Krakatoa, and Subsequent Phenomena (Contributor), Trübner & Co, London (1888)
References
- ↑ "Wharton, Sir William James Lloyd". Who's Who. Vol. 57. 1905. p. 1716.
- ↑ A. M. F. (Dec 1905). "Obituary: Admiral Sir W. J. L. Wharton, K. C. B., F. R. S.". The Geographical Journal. Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). 26 (6): 684–686. JSTOR 1776080.
- "Notes (Obituary - Rear-Admiral Sir W. Wharton)". The Observatory. Harvard.edu. 28: 394. 1905. Bibcode:1905Obs....28..392.