A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Brand, John Fittz
BRAND. (Lieutenant, 1829.)
John Fittz Brand entered the Navy in 1812; passed his examination in 1820; obtained his commission 4 July, 1829; served in the Coast Guard from 7 July, 1835, until the spring of 1838; and since 28 April, 1846, has been employed as Admiralty Agent in a contract mail steam-vessel.