A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Fullarton, John Campbell
FULLARTON. (Lieutenant, 1828. f-p., 18; h-p., 14.)
John Campbell Fullarton was born 2 Oct. 1802, at Fairfield, in Ayrshire. This officer entered the Navy, 21 May, 1815, as a Volunteer, on board the Larne 20, Capt. Sir John Gordon Sinclair, on the Home station, where he next joined the Nimrod 18, Capts. John Macpherson Ferguson and John Windham Dalling. From 1 Feb. 1819, until 2 Oct. 1821, on which date he passed his examination, he further served on board the Vengeur and Genoa 74’s, both commanded by Capt. Fred. Lewis Maltland – in the former of which ships he visited South America and the Mediterranean. During the next six years we find him successively officiating as Mate, on various stations, of the Impregnable 98, flag-ship of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, Jupiter 60, Capt. Geo. Aug. Westphal, Liffey 50, Capt. Chas. Grant, Asia 84, Capt. Mark John Currie, Ganges 84, Capt. Patrick Campbell, and Doris 42, Capt. Sir J. G. Sinclair. In the Jupiter Mr. Fullarton escorted Lord Amherst to India in 1822. On 27 Nov. 1827 he became Acting-Lieutenant of the Menai 26, Capts. Chas. Gordon and Thos. Bourchier, in South America. Being confirmed while in that vessel by commission dated 29 March, 1828, he was afterwards appointed on the same and East India sta^ tions – 4 June, 1831, to the Samarang 28, Capt. Chas. Henry Paget – 11 Aug. 1832, as First-Lieutenant to the Clio 18, Capt. John Jas. Onslow, in which sloop he continued until 17 June, 1833 – 17 July, 1837, in a similar capacity, to the Wellesley 74, flag-ship of Sir F. L. Maitland – and, 11 March, 1838 [errata 1], to the Zebra 18, Capt. Robt. Contart M‘Crea. He has been on half-pay since 27 Oct. 1838.
Lieut. Fullarton married, 3 Feb. 1835, Rosa, only daughter of – Sherwood, Esq., of Chichester.