Charles Briggs (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Charles John Briggs KCB (15 July 1858 – 16 July 1951) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.

Admiral Sir Charles Briggs KCB
Born	15 July 1858 Brentford, Essex, England
Died	16 July 1951 (1951-07-17) (aged 93) Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Burial	Biddestone, Wiltshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Vulcan
Battles / wars	World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Naval career

Briggs joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1872.^[1] He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June 1897, and appointed in command of the torpedo boat depot ship HMS Vulcan on 12 December 1901.^[2]

He was appointed Rear Admiral in the First Division of the Home Fleet in 1909 before becoming Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1910 and then being given command of the 4th Battle Squadron in the Home Fleet in 1913.^[3] He retired in 1917.^[4]

Family

In 1901 he married Frances Mary Wilson; they had three sons and three daughters.^[5]