A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Lushington, Stephen
LUSHINGTON, K.S.L., K.R.G. (Captain, 1829. f-p., 14; h-p., 17.)
Stephen Lushington, born 12 Dec. 1803, is second son of Sir Henry Lushington, Bart., of South-Hill Park, co. Berks, by Fanny Maria, eldest daughter of Matthew Lewis, Esq., Under-Secretary at War; and nephew of Stephen Lushington, Esq., D.C.L., the eminent civilian.
This officer entered the Navy, 17 Oct. 1816, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Tagus 38, Capt. Jas. Whitley Deans Dundas, stationed in the Mediterranean; where and in South America he appears, from the spring of the following year until 1821, to have served as Midshipman in the Ganymede 25 and Owen Glendower 42, both commanded by Hon. Robt. Cavendish Spencer. He then returned to the Mediterranean in the Hind 20, Capt. Hon. Henry John Rous, in the boats belonging to which vessel we find him actively employed in the suppression of piracy in the Archipelago until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 13 July, 1824. His next appointments were – 5 Feb. and 7 Dec. 1825, to the Zebra 18 and Cambrian 48, Capts. Edw. Rich. Williams and Gawen Wm. Hamilton, hoth in the Mediterranean, where he again performed good service against the pirates – and, 24 Oct. 1827, to the Asia 84, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Codrington on the same station. Being advanced, 13 May, 1828, to the command of the Aetna bomhb, Capt. Lushington united in the following Oct. in the operations against Morea Castle, and so distinguished himself by his exertions and skill as to obtain the orders of St. Louis of France and the Redeemer of Greece. On 28 Oct. 1829 he was further rewarded with a Post-commission. His next appointment was, 19 Jan. 1839, to the Cleopatra 26, fitting for the West Indies, whence, after nine months of severe illness, he was ordered by Sir Thos. Harvey, the Commander-in-Chief, to be invalided, in Nov. 1840. He has been in command, since 11 Oct. 1845, of the Retribution steam-frigate and Vengeance 84, on the Home station.
Capt. Lushington married, 5 July, 1841, Henrietta, eldest daughter of Rear-Admiral Henry Prescott, C.B., now a Lord of the Admiralty, by whom he has issue. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.
LUSHINGTON. (Captain, 1829.)
Stephen Lushington fought in the Cambrian at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827. On the death of Sir Robt. Oliver, in 1848, he was appointed to succeed that officer in the Superintendentship of the Indian Navy; and he was in consequence superseded in the command of the Vengeance.