A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Lavie, George
LAVIE. (Commander, 1846. f-p., 17; h-p., 4.)
George Lavie, born 24 July, 1813, is son of the late Sir Thos. Lavie, K.C.B., who received the honour of Knighthood in 1806, as a reward for his conduct in having in the Blanche, of 46 guns and 265 men, effected the capture of the French frigate Guerrière of 50 guns and 317 men. He is brother of Lieut. Augustus Lavie, R.N.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College in Nov. 1826; and embarked in Nov. 1828, as a Volunteer, on board the Madagascar 46, Capt. Hon. Sir Robt. Cavendish Spencer. Proceeding in that ship to the Mediterranean, he there became Midshipman, in Nov. 1830, of the Windsor Castle 76, Capt. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie; and he was afterwards, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 15 Dec. 1834, employed on the Home and South American stations, latterly as Mate, in the Revenge 78, Capt. Jas. Hillyar, Alligator 28, Capt. Geo. Robt. Lambert, Algerine 10, Capts. Hon. John Fred. Fitzgerald de Roos, and Excellent gunnery-ship, Capt. Thos. Hastings. His succeeding appointments were – 26 Aug. 1835, again to the Excellent – 30 Dec. 1836, to the Scylla 16, Capt. Hon. Joseph Denman, on the Lisbon station – 11 May, 1839, to the Revenge again, Capt. Hon. Wm. Waldegrave, in the Mediterranean – 12 July, 1842, as Senior, to the Isis 44, Capt. Sir John Marshall, at the Cape of Good Hope, whence he returned in Jan. 1845 – and, 31 Dec. in the latter year, to the Flamer steam-vessel, stationed in the Mediterranean. He was advanced to his present rank 9 Nov. 1846, and still commands the Flamer.