A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Macnevin, John
MACNEVIN. (Lieutenant, 1810.)
John Macnevin entered the Navy, 10 Aug. 1797, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Shannon 32, Capt. Alex. Fraser, on the coast of Ireland. He served, between 1799 and Aug. 1808, on the Mediterranean and Home stations, chiefly in the capacity of Midshipman, in the Diana frigate, Capts. John Poo Beresford and Thos. Jas. Maling, and Hercule, Superb,[1] Royal George, and Belleisle, flag-ships of Admirals Dacres, Sir John Thos. Duckworth, and Sir Alex. Cochrane; and on 31 Aug. 1810, after having intermediately acted as Lieutenant of the Wolverene and Supérieure sloops, he was confirmed in that rank. His next appointments were – 24 Oct. 1810, to the Defiance 74, Capt. Rich. Raggett, off the Texel – 9 Dec. 1811, to the Spider brig, Capt. Frank Gore Willock, in the West Indies – 3 Nov. 1813, to the command of the Ballahou schooner, on the same station – and, 22 April, 1814, to the Charybdis 16, Capt. Jas. Clephan, under whom he accompanied the expedition against New Orleans. He was paid off from the last-mentioned vessel in Aug. 1815; and, since 27 Nov. 1822, has been in command of a station in the Coast Guard.
He married, in Jan. 1836, Eliza, second daughter of John M‘Mahon Blackhall, of Kilcard, co. Clare, Ireland. Agent – J. Hinxman.
- ↑ Part of the force employed in the action off St. Domingo 6 Feb. 1806.