About John Kingcome
Lived 1793 – 1871 (aged 78). John Kingcome was a naval officer.
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 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 and was present at the destruction of the French ships during the Battle of the Basque Roads the following year. He also served in the First Anglo-Burmese War from 1824 to 1826. and advanced to rear-admiral of the white in 1860, and to the red in 1863. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1862, promoted to rear-admiral in 1864, and appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1865. He was placed on the retired list in 1866 and was made full admiral on the retired list in 1869.
Kingcome Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is named after him as are other placenames in the area.
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British Royal Navy admiral (1793-1871)
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