Roger Roland Charles Backhouse (abt. 1875 - 1939)

Born about 1875 in Richmond,Yorkshire,England

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Died 1939 at about age 64 in Chelsea, London, England

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Sir Roger Backhouse was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Admiral Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse was born on 24 November 1878. He was the son of Sir Jonathan Edmund Backhouse, 1st Bt. and Florence Salusbury-Trelawny. He married Dora Louise Findlay, daughter of John Ritchie Findlay, on 4 June 1907. He died on 15 July 1939 at age 60.

He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1917. He held the office of Third Sea Lord of the Admiralty between 1928 and 1932. He held the office of Controller of the Navy between 1928 and 1932. He was Vice-Admiral of the First Battle Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet between 1932 and 1934. He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1933. He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1934. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet between 1935 and 1938. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1937. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1938. He held the office of First and Principal Naval Advisor to H.M. King George VI in 1938. He held the office of First Sea Lord of the Admiralty between 1938 and 1939. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

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• Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Name: Name: Genealogical Books; Location: Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A; Date: 2003), BP2003 volume 1, page 207.

• England & Wales, Free BMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Name Roger Roland C Backhouse Registration Year 1878 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district Richmond Inferred County Yorkshire North Riding Volume 9d Page 695.

• 1881 England Census, Registration district Richmond Sub registration district Richmond ED, institution, or vessel 16 Piece 4880 Folio 84 Page number 10.

• 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Registration district Richmond ED, institution, or vessel 14 Piece 4036 Folio 157 Page number 8.