A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Short, Henry Middleton
SHORT. (Lieutenant, 1815.)
Henry Middleton Short died 4 Nov. 1844, of typhus fever, at Ballina, co. Mayo.
This officer entered the Navy 16 June, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Porpoise, Capt. J. Short, fitting, we believe, for New South Wales, whence he returned, in 1807, in the Buffalo store-ship. In Aug. 1808, eight months after he had been discharged from the latter vessel, he was received into the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth. He next, in June, 1811, joined the Salvador del Mundo, Capt. Nash, lying at Plymouth, and, in the course of the same month, the Rota 38, Capt. Philip Somerville, with whom he served on the Home, North America, and West India stations, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, until May, 1815. He then removed in succession to the Albion 74, Capt. Jas. Walker, and Madagascar and Phaeton frigates, both commanded by Capt. Fras. Stanfell; and in the following Nov. he was presented with a commission bearing date 3 Aug. 1815. His last appointments were – 23 July, 1823, to the Harlequin sloop, Capt, John Weeks, on the Cork station – 20 Nov. 1824, to the Windsor Castle 74, Capt. Hugh Downman, lying at Plymouth – and, 21 Jan. 1825, to the Coast Blockade, as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Ramillies 74, Capts. Wm. M‘Culloch and Hugh Pigot.
Lieut. Short was married and has left issue.