A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Dick, John Goodrich
DICK. (Commander, 1841. f-p., 22; h-p., 6.)
John Goodrich Dick, born 22 Nov. 1806, is eldest son of Vice-Admiral John Dick.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College 7 Oct. 1819, and embarked, 9 Oct. 1821, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Euryalus 42, Capt. Augustus Wm. Jas. Clifford, fitting at Portsmouth. On being soon after transferred to the Liffey 50, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Chas. Grant, he proceeded to the East Indies, where he bore a part in the Burmese war in 1824-5, and was present, on 11 May in the former year, at the capture of Rangoon. In Nov. 1825, he next joined the Leven 24, Capt. Wm. Fitzwilliam Owen, under whom, and Capt. Alex. Thos. Emeric Vidal of the Baracouta surveying-tender, he served, off the coast of Africa, until a few days after his examination for Lieutenant, which took place 6 Sept. 1826. From the following Dec. until the receipt of his first commission, 28 March, 1831, Mr. Dick appears to have been further employed, as Mate, and latterly as Acting-Lieutenant, in the Spartiate 78, Capt. Fred. Warren, Falcon tender, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Fred. Lapidge, Ocean 80, Capt. Patrick Campbell, Wasp 18, Capts. Thos. Edw. Hoste and Brunswick Popham, and Philomel 10, Capt. Hugh Berners, on the Lisbon and Mediterranean stations. We subsequently find him appointed – 17 Aug. 1831, to the Britannia 120, Capts. Wm. Jas. Hope Johnstone and Peter Rainier – 21 Oct. 1832, to the Stag 46, Capt. Nicholas Lockyer, from which ship he invalided in consequence of a severe fracture of the leg, 9 Sept. 1833 – 19 July, 1834, to the North Star 28, Capt. Octavius Vernon Harcourt – 4 July, 1835, to the Dublin 50, bearing the flag of Sir Graham Eden Hamond – 12 Oct. 1835, to the Blonde 46, Commodore Fras. Mason – 29 March, 1838, as Senior Lieutenant, to the Andromache 28, Capt. Robt. Lambert Baynes – 13 May, 1839, to the Revenge 78, Capt. Hon. Wm. Waldegrave – 1 Nov. 1839, to the Howe 120, as Acting Flag-Lieutenant to Sir Robt. Waller Otway, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore – and, 1 Oct. 1840, to the Britannia 120, bearing the Flag of Sir John Ommanney. In those ships, Mr. Dick served on the Home, Lisbon, South American, North America and West India, and Mediterranean stations. He attained his present rank 23 Nov. 1841; and since 1 July, 1845, has been employed as an Inspecting Commander in the Coast Guard.
Commander Dick married, 7 Dec. 1843, Harriet, only daughter of the Rev. Chas. Baker, Vicar of Tilmanstone, co. Kent, sister of Lieut. Chas. Hougham Baker, R.N., and niece of Vice-Admiral the late Sir Thos. Baker, K.C.B., by whom he has issue one son. and two daughters. [errata 1]
Agents – Goode and Lawrence.