A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hussey, Richard
HUSSEY. (Lieut., 1822. f-p., 35; h-p., 4.)
Richard Hussey was born 24 Oct. 1796.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 July, 1808, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Peruvian sloop, Capts. Fras. Douglas, Berkeley, Dickinson, Robt. Winthrop, and Geo. Kippen, stationed at first in the Channel, and next in the West Indies, where he attained the rating of Midshipman in Sept. 1810, and continued to serve until Nov. 1814. He then accompanied Capt. Kippen into the Diomede troop-ship, and on 14 Dec. following served with the boats of a squadron at the capture, on Lake Borgne, of five American gun-boats under Commodore Jones, whose capture was not accomplished until the British, after a severe conflict, had sustained a loss of 17 men killed and 77 wounded. In the summer of 1815 he successively joined the Havock sloop, and Pique frigate, Capts. Geo. Truscott and Hon. Anthony Maitland, on removing with the latter of whom to the Glasgow 50, it was his fortune to share, as Master’s Mate, in the bombardment of Algiers 27 Aug. 1816. During the next seven years Mr. Hussey, we find, served as Admiralty Midshipman and Mate in the Prometheus 22, Capt. Constantine Rich. Moorsom, Queen Charlotte 100, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Thornbrough, Spey 20, Capt. Jas. Kearney White, and Ganymede 26; and Hyperion 42, both commanded by Capt. Hon. Robt. Cavendish Spencer, on the Home, Mediterranean, and South American stations. On 26 Dec. 1822, he was created a Lieutenant in the Sparrowhawk 18, Capts. Edw. Boxer, Hon. Rich. Saunders Dundas, and Robt. Stuart, which sloop, after having for a length of time had charge of her, he brought home from the Mediterranean (she had previously been on the Halifax station) and paid off in 1825. Lieut. Hussey’s next appointments were, 29 April, 1828, and 1 March, 1829, to the Samarang 28, and Madagascar 46, Capts. Wm. Fanshawe Martin and Hon. Sir R. C. Spencer, also in the Mediterranean. He invalided in Aug. 1829; and, since 3 April, 1831, has been employed in the Coast Guard.
He married, in Dec. 1825, Sophia, third daughter of Jas. Cockrell, Esq., by whom he has issue four children.