A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Wolfe, James
WOLFE. (Commander, 1843.)
James Wolfe entered the Navy 22 June, 1814; passed his examination in 1823; and attained the rank of Lieutenant 14 July, 1829. His succeeding appointments were – 25 Feb. 1830, as a Supernumerary, to the Meteor surveying-vessel, Capt. Rich. Copeland, in the Mediterranean – 22 Nov. following, to the command of the Mastiff, another surveying-vessel, on the same station, whence he returned in the spring of 1832 – 9 March and 5 Sept. 1835, again as a Supernumerary, to the San Josef 110 and Royal Adelaide 104, on the books of which ships, bearing each the flag of Sir Wm. Hargood at Plymouth, he remained but a few months – and, 19 Aug. 1842, as Senior, to the Shearwater steamer, Capt. John Washington, from which vessel he was superseded in the following Oct. His promotion to the rank he now holds took place 15 Feb. 1843. His appointments have since been, on Surveying service – 26 Dec. 1843, to the Tartarus steamer, on the coast of Ireland – and, 8 Nov. 1846 and 24 Oct. 1847, as Additional-Commander, to the William and Mary yacht and Fisgard 42, bearing the broad pendants of Commodores Sir J. J. G. Bremer and Henry Eden at Woolwich.
Commander Wolfe is married, and has issue.