A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Pooley, George
POOLEY. (Lieut., 1820. f-p., 19; h-p., 15.)
George Pooley entered the Navy, 1 May, 1813, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Albion 74, Capt. John Ferris Devonshire, with whom he continued to serve, as Midshipman, in the Sceptre 74, on the North American station until June, 1814. In the following Sept., after he had been for two months borne at Portsmouth as a Supernumerary on the books of the Prince 98, flag-ship of Sir Rich. Bickerton, and Centaur 74, Capt. White, he joined the Bedford 74, Capt. Jas. Walker, whom he accompanied in the expedition against New Orleans. Ketuming to England in July, 1815, he served during the next five years, at Portsmouth and at Plymouth, in the Puissant 74, Nymphe 38, Capt. Hugh Pigot, Vengeur 74, Capt. Thos. Alexander, Dwarf, Lieut.-Commander Gordon, Eridanus 42, Capt. Wm. King, Impregnable 104, flagship of Lord Exmouth, and Spartan 46, Capt. Wm. Furlong Wise. He then, in June and Oct. 1820, joined in succession the Raleigh sloop, Capt. Geo. Blackman, and Euryalus 42, Capt. Thos. Huskisson, both on the Jamaica station; where he was nominated, 5 Nov. following, Acting-Lieutenant of the Ontario 18, Capt. Joddrell Leigh. His official promotion took place 27 Dec. 1820, but he did not again go afloat until Feb. 1824. On 28 of that month he received an appointment to the Medina 20, Capts. Chas. Montagu Walker and Timothy Curtis, under whom he was for nearly two years employed in the Mediterranean. He has had command, since 20 Sept. 1837, of a station in the Coast Guard.
Lieut. Pooley married, 7 Nov. 1837, Frances Anne, second daughter of John Vigars, Esq., Surgeon, of Falmouth.