James Paterson Bower (1806-1889)

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James Paterson Bower

NationalityBritish
RolesSailor
Date of Birth1806CSORN
First Known Service1820/05/06CSORN
Last Known Service1863/09/12CSORN
Date of Death1889

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1820/05/06		Entered the Navy	NBD1849
1826		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination	NBD1849
1827/01/10		Lieutenant	NBD1849
1838/07/10	1841/05/06	Samarang (28), Lieutenant	BWAS-1714
1841/05/06		Commander	NBD1849
1843/12/23	1845/07/23	Hecate (4), as Commanding Officer	NBD1849
1845/07/23		Captain	NBD1849
1845/07/23		Placed on Half-Pay	NBD1849
1863/09/12		Superannuated Rear-Admiral	BG

Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
CSORN	Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy	David Bonner Smith	Web Site
NBD1849	A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849	O'Brien	Digital Book
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book
BG	The London Gazette	Official	Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Mike M on Thursday 9th of March 2017 09:41

Hi Kim, the Bower family were previous inhabitants of my home. I am just preparing a presentation on the history. Are you aware of a Lt Col John Bower?

Posted by Pompey Native on Friday 13th of February 2015 09:14

Half pay meant that an officer was not currently employed at sea or in a home-based command. It did not affect seniority and promotion.

Posted by kim brassington on Friday 6th of February 2015 20:58

thank you for helping me find out about my great grandfather.how did he make it to admiral if he was placed on half pay in 1845

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