A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Colquitt, Samuel Martin
COLQUITT. (Rear-Admiral, 1846. f-p., 21; h-p., 43.)
Samuel Martin Colquitt entered the Navy, 10 Dec. 1783, as Captain’s Servant, on board the Queen 90, Capt. John Wainwright, flag-ship at Portsmouth of Rear-Admiral Alex. Arthur Hood (afterwards Lord Bridport); subsequently to which he cruized, until Dec. 1789, latterly as Midshipman, in the Perseus 20, Capt. Geo. Palmer, and Thisbe frigate, Capt. Isaac Coffin, on the Irish, Channel, and Halifax stations. In Sept. 1793 he rejoined Capt. Coffin in the Melampus 36); and, serving next, from March, 1794, to Oct. 1795, in the Arethusa of 44, and InDErATiGABLE of 46 guuS, both commanded by Sir Edw. Pellew, shared, 23 April, 1794, in the capture, by the Arethusa and Flora 36, after a resolute battle of three hours, and a loss to the former ship of 3 men killed and 5 wounded, of the French vessels Le Babet of 22, and La Pomone of 44 guns. On 22 Feb. 1796, Mr. Colquitt, who had previously held for upwards of two months an acting order as Lieutenant on board the Revolutionnaire 44, Capt. Fras. Cole, was officially promoted into the Rattler 16, Capt. John Coohet. He was subsequently appointed, 18 March, 1796, to the London 98, flag-ship off Cadiz of Sir John Colpoys – and, 12 June, 1798, and 1 April, 1801, as First-Lieutenant, to the Thalia 36, Capts. Lord Henry Paulet and Josiah Nisbet, and Hydra 38, Capt. Hon. Chas. Paget, employed respectively in the Mediterranean and off the coast of Spain. Of the Thalia he appears to have been for some time Acting-Captain. Having obtained his second promotal commission 29 April, 1802, we next find Capt. Colquitt commanding the Princess floating battery, off Lymington and Liverpool, from 18 June, 1803, until 16 June, 1809; and then the Persian 18, on the West India and Mediterranean stations. He obtained his Post commission 21 Oct. 1810; and the rank he now holds 1 Oct. 1846.
The Rear-Admiral’s first wife having died 3 Nov. 1823, he married, secondly, 27 Dec. 1843, Frances Rachael, daughter of the late Rev. Jas. Wiggett, Rector of Crudwell, Wilts.