Edward Rice (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Edward Bridges Rice KCB DL (30 October 1819 – 30 October 1902) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Naval career
Born the son of Edward Royd Rice MP, Rice joined the Royal Navy in 1832. He took part in operations on the Yangtze River in 1842 during the First Opium War and then commanded a flotilla of boats on the Irrawaddy River in 1852 during the Second Anglo-Burmese War.

Promoted to Captain in 1855 he commanded HMS Leander at Sevastopol during the closing stages of the Crimean War. He also commanded HMS Royal Albert, HMS Algiers, HMS St George and then HMS Asia. He was appointed Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1875 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1882 before retiring in 1884.

He lived at Dane Court in Dover and in retirement was Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.

Family
In 1864 he married Married Cecilia Caroline Harcourt; they had one son.