A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Smith, John Wynter
SMITH. (Lieut., 1810. f-p., 16; h-p., 31.)
John Wynter Smith died in 1846.
This officer entered the Navy, in Oct. 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Havick, Capt. Bartholomew; in which vessel and in the Diamond 38, Capt. Edw. Griffith, he served in the Channel until April, 1802. He next, in March, 1805, joined the Texel 64, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Jas. Vashon at Leith; and in June, 1806, and Nov. 1808, he was received as Midshipman on board the Shannon 38, Capt. Philip Bowes Vere Broke, and Caledonia 120, flag-ship of Lord Gambier, both on the Home station; where he acted from July, 1809, until Feb. 1810, as Lieutenant, in the Goldfinch and Devastation sloops, Capts. Fitzherbert Geo. Skinner and John Taylor. On 12 July in the latter year, at which period he was serving in the Mediterranean, again as Midshipman, in the Ville de Paris 110, Capt. Rich. Thomas, he was made Lieutenant into the Téméraire 98, Capt. Chamberlayne. He was subsequently employed off Cadiz, until April, 1811, in the Hound, Capt. John Williams; and from Feb. 1812 until Feb. 1813, a second time in the Mediterranean, in the Nemesis 28, Capt. Hon. Jas. Ashley Maude. From 14 Oct. 1836 until 1843 he had charge of a station in the Coast Guard. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.