The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Low, Charles Rathbone
Low, Charles Rothbone, F.R.G.S., Indian Navy; s. of Major F. H. Low of the 39th Bengal N.I.: b. Dublin, 1837; great g.s. of the 45th Viscount Boyne, and 17th in direct lineal descent from King Edward I. of England, and 11th from King James II, of Scotland; joined the Navy, 1853: was engaged in suppressing piracy and slave trade in Indian and China Seas, Persian Gulf, Red sea, and the East Coast of Africa; was the first Librarian and Assistant Secretary, Royal United Service Institution, 1865-68; represented the Indian Navy at the Thanksgiving Ceremony in St. Paul’s for the recovery from illness of the Prince of Wales (late Emperor Edward VII), 1872; at the Jubilee Service of Empress Victoria, 1887; in the Funeral Procession of Her late Majesty Empress Victoria; at the Coronation of late Emperor Edward VII; and also in the Funeral Procession of late Emperor Edward VII; is a Referee to Royal Geographical Society. Publications: Tales of Old Ocean; Land of the Sun; History of the British Navy; Life and Voyages of Captain James Cook; History of the Indian Navy; Life of Field-Marshall Sir G. Pollock; Life of Lord Roberts; History of the British Army; Great African Travellers; Her Majesty’s Navy; Britannia’s Bulworks; and a large number of articles contributed to various magazines. Address: Lownavla, Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth; 36, Buckingham Gate, S.W. Club: East India United Service.