A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Leathart, Alfred
LEATHART. (Lieut., 1833. f-p., 13; h-p., 11.)
Alfred Leathart entered the Navy, 13 June, 1823, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Windsor Castle 74, Capts. Chas. Dashwood, Hugh Downman, and Edw. Durnford King, employed at first in the Channel and off Lisbon, and then as a guard-ship at Plymouth. In July, 1827 (he had attained the rating of Midshipman in 1824) he removed to the Vigilant 10, Lieut.-Commander Meredith; and he was next, between July and Aug. 1828, employed, again in the Windsor Castle, Capt. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie, on the Mediterranean station; where, in the Downs, and on the coast of Portugal during the Pedro and Miguel disputes, he further, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 27 Aug. 1833, served on board the Ramillies and Talavera 74’s, and Caledonia 120, Capts. Hugh Pigot, David Colby, and Thos. Brown. Mr. Leathart, who had passed his examination 7 Oct. 1829, was subsequently appointed – 21 Feb. 1834, to the Coast Guard – and (on leaving the latter service) 13 Oct. 1836, to the Wolverene 16, Capt. Hon. Edw. Howard. He invalided home from the Mediterranean about June, 1837, and has since been on half-pay. Agents – Coplands and Burnett.