A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Martin, William Henry
MARTIN. (Lieutenant, 1821.)
William Henry Martin entered the Navy, 26 May, 1809, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Antelope 50, Capt. Donald McLeod, bearing the flag at Newfoundland of Admiral John Holloway; and in the following Sept. became a Supernumerary Midshipman of the Pompée 74, flag-ship of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane in the West Indies; where he continued employed, until the following July, in the Pultusk and Wellington, both commanded by Capt. John M‘George. During the next four years and nine months we find him serving on the Cadiz and Lisbon stations in the Papillon sloop, Capt. Jas. Hay. He was then, in 1815, borne for a short time on the books of the Namur 74, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Rowley at the Nore; after which he was successively, between May, 1816, and Dec. 1820, nominated Admiralty Midshipman of the Cadmus 10, Capt. John Gedge, Pique 36, Capts. Jas. Haldane Tait and John Mackellar, Iphigenia 42, Capt. Hyde Parker, and Sybille 44, Capt. Joshua Ricketts Rowley, on the Home and Jamaica stations. He was confirmed a Lieutenant (after having acted for a brief period as such in the Euryalus 42, Capts. Isham Fleming Chapman and Wilson Braddyll Bigland) 6 March, 1821; and was subsequently appointed – 22 March, 1822, to the Albion 74, Capts. Rich. Raggett and Sir Wm. Hoste, lying at Portsmouth – and, 15 Nov. 1826, to the Thetis 46, Capts. Arthur Batt Bingham and Sam. Burgess, under the latter of whom he was, we presume, wrecked near Cape Frio, 5 Dec. 1830. He has not been since afloat. Agents – Messrs. Chard.