A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Collier, Henry Theodosius Browne
COLLIER. (Captain, 1822. f-p., 13; h-p., 34.)
Henry Theodosius Browne Collier is third son of the late Vice-Admiral Sir Geo. Collier, K.T.; and brother of Rear-Admiral Sir Fras, Augustus Collier, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 28 April, 1800, as a Vol., on board the Brilliant 28, Capt. Hon. Chas. Paget, and in Oct. following accompanied the armament sent against Ferrol under the orders of Sir John Borlase Warren. From May, 1801, to May, 1806, he next served, generally with Capt. Paget, although at times under Capts. Geo. Mundy and Edw. Durnford King, in the Hydra 38, Endymion 44, and Egyptienne 50; and, being almost invariably employed during that period on the Home and Mediterranean stations, was in attendance on Geo. III. at Weymouth, and assisted, as Midshipman, at the capture of La Bacchante and La Colombe corvettes of 18 and 16 guns, L’Adour store-ship, and Le Général Moreau, privateer, of 16 guns. After further serving at the passage of the Dardanells on board the Canopus 80, flag-ship of Sir Thos. Louis, he obtained, 3 June, 1807, a Lieutenancy in the Banterer 22, Capt. Alex. Sheppard, part of the force employed in the ensuing expedition against Copenhagen. Removing, 5 Nov. in the same year, to the Amelia 38, Capt. Hon. Fred. Paul Irby, Mr. Collier witnessed, in the course of 1809, the Hon. Robt. Stopford’s destruction of three French frigates under the batteries of Sable d’Olonne, and the subsequent capture of La Mouche, corvette, of 16, and La Rejouie, national brig, of 8 guns; after which he joined, 2 Feb. 1811, the Leda 36, Capt. Geo. Sayer; and was First of that ship at the reduction of Java. Until April, 1812, he next served on board the Minden 74, Capt. Edw. Wallis Hoare, and Barracouta sloop, Capt. Norton. He was then appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Madras Hospital; and, on 30 June, 1812, obtained the acting command of the Hesper sloop, from which he invalided a short time previously to his official promotion, which took place 24 Oct. in the same year. He afterwards commanded, for a few months in 1814-15, the Crocus, at the Nore; and was further appointed – 26 March, 1819, to the Falmouth 20, on the Cork station, which vessel he left, in consequence of ill health, 9 Sept. 1820 – and, 21 May, 1822, to the Espiègle 18, employed at the Cape of Good Hope. Capt. Collier, who had been on half-pay since his attainment of Post-rank, 26 Dec. 1822, accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.
He married, 26 June, 1816, Harriet, daughter of Robt. Nicholas, Esq., of Ashton Keynes, co. Wilts, and first-cousin, maternally, of the present Sir Robt. Russell Frankland, Bart., as also of Rear-Admiral Wm. Bowles, and of Capts. E. A. and C. C. Frankland, R.N. His son, George Baring Browne, is a Lieutenant R.N. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.