A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Cole, Martin
COLE. (Retired Commander, 1838. f-p., 14; h-p., 36.)
Martin Cole died 10 July, 1846, at Broadstairs, aged 63.
This officer entered the Navy, in Oct. 1796, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Impétueux 78, Capts. John Willet Payne and Sampson Edwards, with whom he cruized in the Channel, until transferred, as Midshipman, in Nov. 1798, to the Indefatigable 46, Capts. Hon. Henry Curzon and Matthew Henry Scott. After accompanying the expedition against Ferrol, and assisting at the capture, 22 Oct. 1800, of La Vénus French frigate of 32 guns, he next, in April, 1803, joined the Endymion 40, bearing the flag in the Downs of Vice- Admiral Jas. Gambler, and was subsequently, until Feb. 1805, employed, in North America and the East Indies, on board the Galgo 16, Capt. Mich. Dodd, Phaeton 38, Capt. Geo. Cockburn (under whom he attended Mr. Merry, the British Ambassador, to New York), and Trident 64, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Pet. Rainier. He was then appointed Acting-Lieutenant of the Wilhelmina, Capts. Hon. Arch. Cochrane and Chas. Foote; obtained an Admiralty commission 5 Oct. following; and, returning to England in the Hindostan 50, Capt. Alex. Fraser, was appointed, 25 Aug. 1806, to the Canopus 80, bearing the flag of Sir Thos. Louis. At the capture, 27 Sept. following, of Le Président French frigate, of 44 guns, off the coast of France, Mr. Cole took charge of her into Plymouth, and, on her being subsequently commissioned as a British ship by Capt. Adam Mackenzie, accompanied that officer to South America, whence he invalided in Jan. 1809. He afterwards served, from April to Dec. 1810, in the Princess Caroline 74, Capt. Chas. Dudley Pater, on the Baltic station; and, from Sept. 1828 until the summer of 1830, commanded the Monkey schooner in South America. He assumed the rank of Retired Commander 18 April, 1838.
Commander Cole married, 1 Oct. 1812, Louisa, youngest daughter of the late P. Laprimaudaye, Esq., merchant, of Austin Friars. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.