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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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On 25 April, 1883, Sennett was appointed to the Admiralty as Inspector of Machinery in the Controller's Department.<ref>''Navy List'' (September, 1885).  p. 255, p. 299.</ref>  On 29 October, 1885, he was promoted to the rank of [[Inspector of Machinery (Royal Navy)|Inspector of Machinery]].  William Castle, promoted at the same time, was fourteen years his senior.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25525/pages/5026 no. 25525.  p. 5026.]  3 November, 1885.</ref>  In 1886 Sennett became Acting [[Engineer-in-Chief (Royal Navy)|Engineer-in-Chief]] of the Royal Navy at the very early age of thirty-nine, pending the retirement of Sir James White.  He resigned in 1889 to join the firm of Maudslay, Sons & Field.<ref>''Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects'' (1917).  p. 230.</ref>  The reason for his departure from the Naval Service is not known, but he did not llast long in his new position at Lambeth.  Consumption ran through his family, and he fell ill in 1891.  A trip to the Cape did not ameliorate his condition.<ref>Smith.  p. 421.</ref>  He died on 4 September, 1891, at Walton-on-Thames, aged forty-three.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 7 September, 1891.  Issue '''33423''', col A, pg. 1.</ref>  Sir William White wrote of him, "&hellip; a man who by what he had done and dared had helped the cause of marine engineering in many ways, and in a manner which had yet to recognised."<ref>Brown.  p. 76.</ref>
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On 25 April, 1883, Sennett was appointed to the Admiralty as Inspector of Machinery in the Controller's Department.<ref>''Navy List'' (September, 1885).  p. 255, p. 299.</ref>  On 29 October, 1885, he was promoted to the rank of [[Inspector of Machinery (Royal Navy)|Inspector of Machinery]].  William Castle, promoted at the same time, was fourteen years his senior.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25525/pages/5026 no. 25525.  p. 5026.]  3 November, 1885.</ref>  In 1886 Sennett became Acting [[Engineer-in-Chief (Royal Navy)|Engineer-in-Chief]] of the Royal Navy at the very early age of thirty-nine, pending the retirement of Sir James White.  He resigned in 1889 to join the firm of Maudslay, Sons & Field<ref>''Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects'' (1917).  p. 230.</ref> as Managing Director.<ref>"Naval Notes & News".  ''Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle''.  Saturday, 12 September, 1891.  Issue '''5740''', col E, pg. 8.</ref>  The reason for his departure from the Naval Service is not known, but he did not llast long in his new position at Lambeth.  Consumption ran through his family, and he fell ill in 1891.  A trip to the Cape did not ameliorate his condition.<ref>Smith.  p. 421.</ref>  He died on 4 September, 1891, at Walton-on-Thames, aged forty-three.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 7 September, 1891.  Issue '''33423''', col A, pg. 1.</ref>  Sir William White wrote of him, "&hellip; a man who by what he had done and dared had helped the cause of marine engineering in many ways, and in a manner which had yet to recognised."<ref>Brown.  p. 76.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 12:54, 8 March 2011

Richard Sennett, F.R.S.N.A.

Inspector of Machinery Richard Sennett, F.R.S.N.A., Royal Navy (25 October, 1847 – 4 September, 1891) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 25 April, 1883, Sennett was appointed to the Admiralty as Inspector of Machinery in the Controller's Department.[1] On 29 October, 1885, he was promoted to the rank of Inspector of Machinery. William Castle, promoted at the same time, was fourteen years his senior.[2] In 1886 Sennett became Acting Engineer-in-Chief of the Royal Navy at the very early age of thirty-nine, pending the retirement of Sir James White. He resigned in 1889 to join the firm of Maudslay, Sons & Field[3] as Managing Director.[4] The reason for his departure from the Naval Service is not known, but he did not llast long in his new position at Lambeth. Consumption ran through his family, and he fell ill in 1891. A trip to the Cape did not ameliorate his condition.[5] He died on 4 September, 1891, at Walton-on-Thames, aged forty-three.[6] Sir William White wrote of him, "… a man who by what he had done and dared had helped the cause of marine engineering in many ways, and in a manner which had yet to recognised."[7]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Navy List (September, 1885). p. 255, p. 299.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 25525. p. 5026. 3 November, 1885.
  3. ↑ Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects (1917). p. 230.
  4. ↑ "Naval Notes & News". Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle. Saturday, 12 September, 1891. Issue 5740, col E, pg. 8.
  5. ↑ Smith. p. 421.
  6. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 7 September, 1891. Issue 33423, col A, pg. 1.
  7. ↑ Brown. p. 76.

Bibliography

  • "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 7 September, 1891. Issue 33423, col A, pg. 1.
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  • Smith, Engineer Captain Edgar C. (June 1971). "Richard Sennett, F.R.S.N.A. (1847-1891)". Journal of Naval Engineering 23 (2): pp. 418-421.

Service Record


Naval Offices
Preceded by
James Wright 		Engineer-in-Chief
1886 – 1889 		Succeeded by
John Durston
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