| Honorific Prefix: | Admiral |
| Sir Edmund Poë | |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Durraghmore, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Serviceyears: | 1862–1914 |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | East Indies Station Cape of Good Hope Station |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Awards: | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Edmund Samuel Poë, (11 September 1849 – 1 April 1921) was an Irish Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies station.
Poë was born on September 11, 1849, in Ireland. His father was William Thomas Poe, a barrister. One of his older brothers was the soldier and politician Sir William Hutcheson Poë. Another older brother, George Leslie Poë, became a Royal Navy Captain.[1]
Educated at the Burney's Royal Naval Academy, Gosport, Poë joined the Royal Navy in 1862.[2] In April 1864, he was appointed to HMS Bombay as a midshipman,[3] and was serving on board when the ship caught fire and sank off Montevideo in December 1864 with the loss of 92 crew.[4]
In May 1875, while serving as a lieutanant on HMS Newcastle, Poë jumped overboard to rescue a man who had fallen into the sea. For this he was awarded the bronze medal of the Royal Humane Society; he rescued another man who'd fallen into the sea in October 1876.[5]
He was made Naval Advisor to the Inspector-General of Fortifications in 1889 and Commander of the Training Squadron in 1897.[2] Promoted to Commodore 2nd Class by 1899 he commanded the Cruiser Squadron until 1900. In September 1901 he was promoted to Rear-Admiral. He went on to be Second in command of the Home Fleet in 1903 and Rear-Admiral Commanding 1st Cruiser Squadron in 1904.[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1905, Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station in 1907 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1910.[2] Finally was appointed First and Principal Aide-de-Camp to the King in 1912 and retired on September 11, 1914.[2]
In 1877 he married Frances Catherine Sheil.[6] They had two sons and a daughter.
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