Francis Mason
Royal Navy officer
About Francis Mason
Born 1779.
Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Mason KCB (10 February 1779 – 27 May 1853) was a senior Royal Navy officer who temporarily commanded the Mediterranean Fleet from October 1841 to April 1842.
Naval career Mason joined the Royal Navy on 23 May 1793. He took part in the action of 28 May 1794, the action of 29 May 1794 and the Glorious First of June. He was given command of the sloop in December 1803. Promoted to post-captain he commanded, successively, the post ship , in which he took part in the Walcheren Campaign in 1809, the fifth-rate , and the fifth-rate , in which he took part in the siege of San Sebastián in 1813. He went on to command, successively, the fifth-rate and the fifth-rate . He temporarily commanded the South America Station from July 1834 to September 1834 and temporarily commanded the Mediterranean Fleet from October 1841 to April 1842. He retired as a Vice-admiral of the White.
In 1805, he married the Hon. Selina Hood, daughter of Viscount Hood. They had 12 children.
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