A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Holman, Thomas Holloway
HOLMAN. (Commander, 1841.)
Thomas Holloway Holman is first-cousin of Capt. Wm. Holman, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 3 Feb. 1804, as Midshipman, on board the Tisiphone sloop, Capt. Wm. Williams Foote, employed on the Home station; and on removing, in May, 1806, to the Theseus 74, Capts. Geo. Hope, Rich. Turner Hancock, and John Poo Beresford, was for some time employed at the Cape of Good Hope and on the coast of Spain. While afterwards attached, between May, 1808, and March, 1812, to the Egeria sloop, Capt. Lewis Hole, he served on the Channel and Leith stations, and assisted at the capture of three privateers, carrying altogether 30 guns and 89 men. Being then appointed Master’s Mate of La Minerve frigate, Capt. Rich. Hawkins, we find him cruizing, during the next two years, in the West Indies and along the American shores. He then joined for a few months the Namur 74, bearing the flag of Sir Thos. Williams at the Nore; and between Aug. 1814 and his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 6 Feb. 1815, he served, in the Channel and among the Western Islands, on board the Leyden 64, armée en flûte, Capts. John Davie and Henry Bazely. On 9 April, 1832, having previously had charge of a station in the Coast Guard, Mr. Holman obtained command of the Harpy Revenue-vessel. He returned to the Coast Guard 30 June, 1834, and continued in that service until advanced to his present rank 15 Jan. 1841. Since 16 Feb. 1842 he has been again attached to it in the capacity of Inspecting-Commander.