John Kingcome
Sir John Kingcome | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 February 1793 |
| Died | 7 August 1871 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  Royal Navy |
Service years | 1808 – 1869 |
Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Belleisle HMS Simoom HMS St George HMS Royal William Pacific Station |
Conflicts | Napoleonic Wars First Anglo-Burmese War First Opium War Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir John Kingcome, KCB (14 February 1793 – 7 August 1871) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.
Naval career
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Kingcome joined the Royal Navy in 1808[1] and was present at the destruction of the French ships during the Battle of the Basque Roads the following year.[2] He also served in the First Anglo-Burmese War from 1824 to 1826.[2]
Promoted to captain in 1838, he commanded HMS Belleisle during the First Opium War in 1841.[1] He later took charge of HMS Simoom and HMS St George and then commanded HMS Royal William[1] in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War.[2] He was promoted to rear-admiral of the blue in 1857,[3] and advanced to rear-admiral of the white in 1860,[4] and to the red in 1863.[5] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1862, promoted to rear-admiral in 1864,[6] and appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1865.[7] He was placed on the retired list in 1866[8] and was made full admiral on the retired list in 1869.[1][9]
Kingcome Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is named after him as are other placenames in the area.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Sir John Kingcome". William Loney RN. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- 1 2 3 "A Fine and Unusual Naval K.C.B. Group to Admiral Sir J. Kingcome, Royal Navy". Christies. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ "No. 22043". The London Gazette. 25 September 1857. p. 3196.
- ↑ "No. 7024". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 1860. p. 776.
- ↑ "No. 22705". The London Gazette. 6 February 1863. p. 646.
- ↑ "No. 22831". The London Gazette. 11 March 1864. p. 1484.
- ↑ "No. 22952". The London Gazette. 28 March 1865. p. 1731.
- ↑ "No. 23097". The London Gazette. 6 April 1866. p. 2254.
- ↑ "No. 7991". The Edinburgh Gazette. 21 September 1870. p. 1178.
- ↑ "Kingcome Inlet". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).
External links
[edit]- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.