A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Sanderson, John Proctor
SANDERSON. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 34; h-p., 7.)
John Proctor Sanderson entered the Navy, 24 Dec. 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Meleager 36, Capts. John Broughton and Fred. Warren, employed at first in the North Sea and off Greenland, and then in the West Indies, where he was wrecked, on the Barebush Key, near Port Royal, 30 July, 1808. He continued on the station last named, as Midshipman, in the Griffon 14, Capts. Jones, John Gore, and John Lloyd, until the autumn of 1809; and after further serving on the Home and South American stations in the Crane, Capt. D. Wynter, Indefatigable 44 and Cornwall 74, both commanded by Capt. J. Broughton, Inconstant 36, Capt. Sir Edw. Tucker, and Valiant 74, Capt. Zachary Mudge, was nominated, 3 May, 1815, Acting- Lieutenant of the Tagus 38, Capt. Philip Pipon, with whom he returned to England. He was paid off shortly after his official promotion, which took place 26 July, 1815; and since 13 Aug. 1822 has been in charge of a station in the Coast Guard.