Sir John Kingcome
Born14 February 1793
Died7 August 1871
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1808 – 1869
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Belleisle
HMS Simoom
HMS St George
HMS Royal William
Pacific Station
Battles/warsNapoleonic Wars
First Anglo-Burmese War
First Opium War
Crimean War
AwardsKnight 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.

HMS Simoon, John Kingcome, Esq. Captain R.N. Latitude 51° 31'N - Longitude 39° 30'W 4 May 1852

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 appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1862 and was made full Admiral on the Reserved List in 1869.[1][3]

Kingcome Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is named after him as are other placenames in the area.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sir John Kingcome". William Loney RN. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "A Fine and Unusual Naval K.C.B. Group to Admiral Sir J. Kingcome, Royal Navy". Christies. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "No. 7991". The Edinburgh Gazette. 21 September 1870. p. 1178.
  4. ↑ "Kingcome Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
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