Charles George Fane

Admiral Sir Charles George Fane, KCB (13 November 1837 – 23 February 1909) was a British Royal Navy officer who was Admiral superintendent at HM Dockyard Portsmouth.

Biography
Fane was born in 1837, and entered the Royal Navy in 1851, serving in the Crimean War.

He was promoted Lieutenant 1859, Commander 16 October 1868, and Captain 9 August 1875. In 1888 he was appointed Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard and an Aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria, serving as such until 5 August 1890, when he was promoted to flag rank as Rear admiral. He was Admiral-Superintendent of HM Dockyard Portsmouth from February 1892 to February 1896, and was promoted to Vice admiral on 9 November 1896. Throughout his career he served as Chairman of several Admiralty committees.

In the Birthday Honours list published 9 November 1901 he was appointed a Knight Commander (military) of the Order of the Bath (KCB) by King Edward VII.

Fane was promoted to Admiral 24 January 1902, and retired from the navy later that month.

He died 23 February 1909.

Family
Fane married, in 1875, a daughter of Sir Edward Kenny, Canadian Senator from Nova Scotia.