A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Mant, Joseph Bingham
MANT. (Retired Commander, 1837. f-p., 15; h-p., 51.)
Joseph Bingham Mant was born 15 July, 1768, at Havant, in Hants, and died 2 March, 1845, at Padstow, co. Cornwall. He was brother-in-law, we believe, of General Miller, R.M.
This officer entered the Royal Naval Academy 3 Feb. 1779, and continued a student at that institution until Sept. 1782; on 12 of which month he embarked as Midshipman on board the Atlas 98, Capt. Geo. Vandeput, and proceeded off Gibraltar. He next, from 1783 to 1786, and for a short time in 1791, served on the Halifax and Channel stations in the Mercury and Marlborough, Capts. Stanhope and Bazely; and in 1794-5 he became in succession attached to the Victory 100, flag-ship of Lord Hood, and Arethusa and Phaeton frigates, Capts. Mark Robinson and Hon. Robt. Stopford. On 6 Sept. 1796, Mr. Mant, who had acted for a period as Lieutenant of the Arethusa, was confirmed to that rank in the Firm gun-vessel. His succeeding appointments were, chiefly on the Home station, to the Cumberland 74, Capt. Rowley, Shannon frigate, Capt. Alex. Fraser, Powerful 74, Capt. Wm. O’Brien Drury, Dromedary store-ship, Capt. Thos. Leith, Valiant 74, Capt. John Cochet, Ruby 64, Capt. Hon. Alan Hyde Gardner, Atlas 98, Capt. Theophilus Jones, and Courageux 74, Capt. Chas. Boyles. He left the ship last mentioned in 1804 in consequence of ill health, and did not again go afloat. He accepted the rank of Retired Commander on the Senior List 26 Dec. 1837.
From 9 Oct. 1804 until July, 1812, Commander Mant was a Poor Knight of Windsor. He married, 14 Jan. 1813, Miss Jane Osborne, and by that lady had issue three sons and two daughters. His eldest son was drowned in the merchant-service in 1834; and his next, George, at present holds an appointment in the Excise.