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Admiral Sir Edmund S.Poë.
Photo: Library of Congress.

Admiral SIR Edmund Samuel Poë, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., Royal Navy (11 September, 1848 – 4 April, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Poë was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1881.^[1]

Poë was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1888.^[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 20 February, 1906.^[3]

He was placed on the Retired List on 11 September, 1914.^[4]

"Death of Admiral Sir E. Poë" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 7 April, 1921. Issue 42688, col E, pg. 13.

Naval Offices
Preceded by George L. Atkinson	Commodores, Second Class in Command of the Training Squadron 1897 – 1899	Succeeded by Command Reconstituted
Preceded by Sir George L. Atkinson-Willes	Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station 1905 – 1907	Succeeded by Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart.
Preceded by Sir John Durnford	Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station 1907 – 1908	Succeeded by George Le C. Egerton
Preceded by The Hon. Sir Assheton G. Curzon-Howe	Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1910 - 1912	Succeeded by Sir A. Berkeley Milne, Bart.
Preceded by Sir Lewis A. Beaumont	First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1913 – 1914	Succeeded by Sir George A. Callaghan

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 ==Early Life & Career==
 Poë was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1881.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25055/pages/4 no. 25055.  p. 4.]  3 January, 1882.</ref>
+Poë was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1888.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25837/pages/3826 no. 25837.  p. 3826.]  13 July, 1888.</ref>
 ==Flag Rank==