A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Meheux, Thomas Charles
MEHEUX. (Lieutenant, 1836.)
Thomas Charles Meheux passed his examination in 1826; and obtained his commission 12 April, 1836. His appointments have since been – 18 May following, as Additional-Lieutenant, to the Melville 74, flag-ship of Sir Peter Halkett in North America and the West Indies – 3 Dec. in the same year, to the Rainbow 28, Capt. Thos. Bennett, on the same station, whence he returned in 1838 – 20 June and 21 Sept. 1839, to the Gorgon steamer and Carysfort 26, Capts. Wm. Honyman Henderson and Henry Byam Martin, with whom he continued (participating intermediately in the operations on the coast of Syria) until 1841 – 9 Aug. 1843, as Senior, to the Alert 6, Capt. Chas. John Bosanquet, on the African station – 7 Dec. 1844, in a similar capacity, to the Tartarus steamer, Capt. Jas. Wolfe, employed in surveying the coast of Ireland – and, 5 Feb. 1847, to the command of the Crescent receiving-ship at Rio de Janeiro, where he is at present serving.