A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Brodie, Alexander
BRODIE. (Retired Commander, 1836. f-p., 17; h-p., 37.)
Alexander Brodie entered the Navy, 8 July, 1793, as A.B., on board the Prince Edward armed ship, Capts. Wm. Carthew and Wm. Browell, stationed off Ostend, and soon afterwards attained the rating of Master’s Mate. In Nov. 1794, he removed to the Ruby 64, Capts. Sir Henry Edwin Stanhope and Jacob Waller, and, in 1795, he assisted at the reduction of the Cape of Good Hope, where he was employed on shore with the forces under Major-General Craig. He next, in Nov. 1797, joined the America 64, Capt. John Smith, and, after attending Sir Andw. Mitchell’s expedition to Holland in 1799, was transferred in succession to the Zealand 74, Capt. John Parr, lying at the Nore – Modeste frigate, Capt. Martin Hinton, in the Mediterranean – and Foudroyant 80, flag-ship of Lord Keith, by whom he was appointed, 3 March, 1801, Acting-Lieutenant of the Thetis 38, Capts. Baker and Shepheard. For his services during the ensuing campaign in Egypt, where he was actively engaged both in disembarking the troops and on the lakes, Mr. Brodie was presented with the Turkish gold medal, but he did not succeed in obtaining his commission until 3 March, 1804, by which period he had further served on board the Bonne Citoyenne sloop, Capt. Philip Carteret, Monarch 74, flag-ship of Lord Keith, Ranger 16, Capt. Chas. Coote (the two latter in the Downs), and Hound brig, commanded in the West Indies by Capt. Keith Maxwell. His next appointments were- 6 May and 6 June, 1804, to the Shark, bearing the flag of Sir John Thos. Duckworth, and Clorinde 38, Capt. M‘Donald, both on the station last named – 17 May, 1805, to the Texel 64, flag-ship at Leith of Rear-Admiral James Vashon – 1 June, 1809, and 30 April, 1810, to the Curlew 10, Capt. John Tancock, and Formidable 98, Capt. James Nicoll Morris, in the Baltic – and, in Jan. 1811, to the command of the Kron Princessinn prison-ship at Portsmouth, which he retained until Jan. 1812. He was afterwards employed for some time in the regulating-service in London, where he effected the entrance of a large number of men into the Navy. Commander Brodie, who has been on half-pay since the peace, accepted his present rank 18 July, 1836.
He is married, and has issue.