A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Rodney, Thomas Maitland
RODNEY. (Commander, 1846.)
Thomas Maitland Rodney, born 14 Oct. 1810, is second and youngest son of the late Capt. Hon. John Rodney, R.N., by his second marriage.
This officer entered the Navy 5 Feb. 1824; passed his examination in 1830; and obtained his first commission 31 Aug. 1832. He was afterwards appointed – 10 Jan. 1833, to the Spartiate 70, Capt. Robt. Tait, fitting for the South American station, whence he returned towards the close of 1835 – 9 Sept. 1836, as Senior, to the Conway 26, Capt. Chas. Ramsay Drinkwater Bethune, in which ship we find him (during a continuance in her of more than four years) employed at New South Wales and participating in the earlier operations of the China war – and, 15 Aug. 1843, in a similar capacity, to the Medusa 18, Capts. Thos. Baillie and Thos. Vernon Watkins, stationed in the Pacific, where he remained until advanced to his present rank 9 Nov. 1846. Agents – Messrs. Chard.