A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Caldwell, James Thomas
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CALDWELL. (Commander, 1844.)
James Thomas Caldwell passed his examination in 1830; obtained his first commission 1 Sept. 1834; and was afterwards appointed – 2 Sept. 1834, to the Arachne 16, Capts. Jas. Burney and John Sam. Foreman, in North America and the West Indies – 5 Dec. 1835, to the Rodney 92, Capt. Hyde Parker, in the Mediterranean – 13 Oct. 1840, to the Britannia 120, flag-ship on the same station of Sir John Acworth Ommanney – 22 Sept. 1841, to the Powerful 84, Capt. Michael Seymour, at Portsmouth – and, 29 Jan. 1842, to the Agincourt 72, as Flag-Lieutenant to Sir Thos. John Cochrane, in the East Indies. He attained his present rank 18 Dec. 1844, and has since been on half-pay. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.