A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Louis, William
LOUIS. (Captain, 1846. f-p., 15; h-p., 9.)
William Louis, born 21 May, 1810, is son of Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College 1 May, 1823, and embarked, 7 Dec. 1824, as a Volunteer, on board the Boadicea 46, Commodore Sir Jas. Brisbane, previously to accompanying whom into the Warspite 76 he took part in some of the operations connected with the Burmese war. On his return to England in 1827 he became for a short period Midshipman of the Victory 104, guard-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Hon. Geo. Elliot; after which, and until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 30 May, 1829, we find him employed on the African, Home, and West India stations, in the Primrose 18, Capt. Thos. Saville Griffinhoofe, Galatea 42, Capt. Sir Chas. Sullivan, Shannon 46, Capt. Benj. Clement, and Barham 50, commanded by his father as Flag-Captain to Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming. He continued to serve in the West Indies, until the close of 1832, in the Ranger 28, Capt. Wm. Walpole, Barham again. Grasshopper 18, Capts. Chas. Deare and John Elphinstone Erskine, Winchester 52, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Griffith Colpoys, and Hyacinth 18, Capt. Wm. Oldrey; and he was next appointed – 5 July, 1833, to the Revenge 78, Capts. Donald Hugh Mackay and Wm. Elliott, stationed off Lisbon and in the Mediterranean – and, 6 Jan. 1838 (after six months of half-pay), to the command of the Ceylon receiving-ship, as Flag-Lieutenant to his father at Malta. He was presented with a second promotal commission 28 June, 1838; appointed, 11 June, 1841, to the command (which he retained until June, 1843) of the Stromboli steam-vessel, in the Mediterranean; and advanced to his present rank 9 Nov. 1846.
Capt. Louis married, 11 July, 1843, Mary, daughter of J. Daniel, Esq., of Parson’s Green, co. Middlesex. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.