A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Dutton, Thomas
DUTTON. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 8; h-p., 31.)
Thomas Dutton entered the Navy, 30 July, 1808, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Sheldrake, Capt. John Thicknesse. From March, 1809, until Jan. 1814, he officiated as Midshipman, chiefly on the Home station, of the same vessel, and of the Adamant 50, bearing the flag of Vice-Admirals Sir Edm. Nagle and Wm. Albany Otway, the Forward gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Rich. Banks, the Nightingale sloop, Capt. Christ. Nixon, the Thisbe 28, flag-ship of Hon. Arthur Kaye Legge, and the Hebrus 36, Capt. Edm. Palmer. On leaving the latter frigate Mr. Dutton became successively attached to the Asia 74, and Tonnant 80, flag-ships of Sir Alex. Cochrane, whom he acoompanied In the expedition against New Orleans. He was appointed Acting-Lieutenant, in April, 1815, of the Levant 20, Capt. John Sheridan, employed for some time in the West Indies. Since he was paid off from that ship, in Nov. 1815, Lieut. Dutton, who had been officially promoted on 13 of the previous June, has been on half-pay. Agents – Goode and Lawrence.