A Naval Biographical Dictionary/King, Henry (b)
KING. (Commander, 1846.)
Henry King (b) passed his examination 18 June, 1839; served as Mate of the Wellesley 72, Commodore Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, at the capture of Canton and Chinghae,[1] in 1841; and was for some time employed in the same capacity on board the Cornwallis 72, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker, and Herald 26, Capt. Joseph Nias. We are informed that Mr. King, whose first commission bears date 8 Oct. 1841, was Lieutenant of the Algerine at the attack upon Chapoo and Woosung, and in the operations on the Yang-tse-Kiang in 1842. He afterwards, from 7 Nov. 1843 until the summer of 1845, served in the Apollo troop-ship, Capts. Wm. Maclean and Wm. Radcliffe; and on 9 Nov. 1846 he was advanced to the rank of Commander. He has since been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1842, p. 396.