Sir John Louis (1785-1863)

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Sir John Louis (2nd Baronet)

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1785NBD1849
First Known Service21.4.1801NBD1849
Father
Sir Thomas Louis (1st Baronet of Cadwell House)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1807
NBD1849
WifeMiss KirkpatrickNBD1849
Last Known Service1851NBD1849
Date of Death31.3.1863NBD1849

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
21.4.1801 LieutenantCSORN
21.4.1801 CommanderCSORN
7.18051.1806
Bittern (18) 1796-1833
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
22.1.1806 CaptainCSORN
17.5.1807 Succeeded as 2nd BaronetNBD1849
8.18105.1811
Druid (16) 1783-1813
British 16 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
10.18111813
Aigle (36) 1801-1870
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
2.18161818
Liffey (44) 1813-1827
British 44 Gun
4th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
2.18167.1819
Forth (44) 1813-1819
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
6.1.1838 CommodoreNBD1849
6.1.18381.1843Appointed Admiral-Superintendant at Malta DockyardNBD1849
28.6.1838 Rear-AdmiralNBD1849
16.12.18461850Appointed Admiral-Superintendant at Portsmouth DockyardNBD1849
1849 Vice-AdmiralNBD1849
1851 AdmiralNBD1849
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 15:26

Portsmouth, 3 February 1816: Captain T G Caulfield is appointed to the Malta guard-ship, at Plymouth, vice Capt C Ogle, appointed to the Rivoli, guard-ship, at this port. Capt Hawtayne is appointed to the Scamander; Captain Sir John Louis, Eurotas; Captain S Chambers, Dee; Capt Lewis Hole, Tay. Lieut M M Wroot is appointed to the Active; Lieutenants H A Eliot, G F Lyon, G Cheyne, and G S Smith, to the Albion. Mr G Johnston to be Surgeon of the Albion; Mr R Daly to be Surgeon of the Queen; Mr John Archdeacon, Purser , and gthe Rev John Morgan, to the Queen. [Hampshire Telegraph, 5 February 1816]

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