A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Lawless, Henry
LAWLESS. (Lieut., 1814. f-p., 18; h-p., 22.)
Henry Lawless entered the Navy, in May, 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Procris 18, Capt. Fras. Beauman, attached to the force in the North Sea; and between the close of the same year and the date of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 27 April, 1814, was successively employed, chiefly as Midshipman, in the Inflexible 64, Capt. Joshua Rowley Watson, Éclair sloop, Capt. Chas. Kempthorne Quash, Princess of Orange 74, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Campbell, Perlen 38, and Bombay 74, both commanded by Capt. Norbone Thompson, Barham 74, Capt. John Wm. Spranger, and Argo 44, Capts. Wm. Browne and Wm. Fothergill, on the Home and West India stations. He then joined the Statira frigate, Capt. Spelman Swaine, and, continuing in that ship until Jan. 1815, was present in her in the expedition against New Orleans. His next appointments were – 17 Eeb. and 26 Nov. 1830, to the Ramillies and Talavera Coast Blockade ships, both commanded by Capt. Hugh Pigot – and 15 April, 1831, to the Coast Guard, in which he remained until the commencement of 1833. Since 7 March, 1843, he has been again employed in the latter service.
He married, 17 Jun. 1825, Miss Catherine Gask, of Bury Street, St. James’s. Agent – J. Chippendale.