About Charles Steevens
Lived 1705 – 1761 (aged 55–56). Charles Steevens was a naval officer.
Rear-Admiral Charles Steevens (c. 1705 – 20 May 1761) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
Naval career Born the fifth son of John Steevens, Steevens was promoted to lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1729.
In 1738 as a lieutenant on HMS Falmouth he was involved in an incident whereby he insisted that Captain William Douglas, commanding officer of the ship, be confined in his cabin for the preservation of their lives, he being disordered in his senses: Steevens eventually gave Douglas a public apology and thereby avoided court martial.
He died, unmarried, at Bombay on 20 May 1761.
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